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Dera Ismail Khan Airport IATA: DSK – ICAO: OPDI Location of airport in Pakistan
RYKSummary Airport type Public Operator Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority Serves Dera Ismail Khan, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Elevation AMSL 594 ft / 181 m Coordinates Coordinates: 31°54′33″N 070°53′47″E / 31.90917°N 70.89639°E Runways Direction Length Surface m ft 12/30 1,524 5,000 Asphalt Source: DAFIF[1][2] Dera Ismail Khan Airport or D. I. Khan Airport (IATA: DSK, ICAO: OPDI) is situated 10 km away from the city centre of Dera Ismail Khan, a city in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. The airport is the only airport, beside Bannu airport, which connects the southern districts of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa with other parts of the country.
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History
Dera Ismail Khan airport was closed following the start of the Afgan-US war in 2001 for unspecified reasons. After a total of six years the airport was decided to reopen after a delegation of the district visited Islamabad. The reopening was stated to cost around Rs4 million, which was spent on repairing the runway and on the renovation and repair of the terminal building. Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) was the sole operator at the airport, providing feeder services between Peshawar, Zhob, Multan, Lahore and Islamabad using Fokker F-27 aircraft.[3] With the reopening plans, the CAA has decided to up-grade the airport which would eventually facilitate the initiation of international flights for the people of the area working abroad and in the business community. [4] The first flight is expected to be launched on the 27 October 2008 to Islamabad via Peshawar. [5]
Structure
Dera Ismail Khan airport is not as large as the other airports in Pakistan, as it caters mainly to the population of Dera Ismail Khan. The airport is only for smaller aircraft such as Fokker and ATRs. The airport is currently not able to handle larger aircraft such of the likes of Boeing and Airbus. There is currently one runway denoted 12 and 30. it is near chashma road.chashma road start from Sheikh Yousif Chowk towards Kokar MianiAbad and appoximatly80kilometer to Chashma Atomic Plant near Mianwali.
Airlines and destinations
Airlines Destinations Air Blue Peshawar, Dubai Pakistan International Airlines Islamabad, Karachi, Peshawar, Quetta, Zhob See also
- List of airports in Pakistan
- Airlines of Pakistan
- Transport in Pakistan
- Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority
References
- ^ Airport information for OPDI at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.Source: DAFIF.
- ^ Airport information for DSK at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective Oct. 2006).
- ^ Re-opening plans of Dera Ismail Khan initialised
- ^ Govt. chalks out comprehensive plan for transportation
- ^ Jang News Updates: Post 45 First flight from DIK after six years
External links
International Domestic Chitral (CJL/OPCH) · Dalbandin (DBA/OPDB) · Dera Ismail Khan (DSK/OPDI) · Gilgit (GIL/OPGT) · Hyderabad (HDD/OPKD) · Kadanwari (KCF/OP**) · Mangla (XJM/OPMA) · Moenjodaro (MJD/OPMJ) · Nawabshah (WNS/OPNH) · Panjgur (PJG/OPPG) · Parachinar (PAJ/OPPC) · Pasni (PSI/OPPI) · Sawan (RZS/OP**) · Sehwan (SYW/OPSN) · Sialkot Cantonment (OPRQ) · Skardu (KDU/OPSD) · Sui (SUL/OPSD) · Sukkur (SKZ/OPSK) · Zhob (PZH/OPZB)
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