Jiwani Airport

Jiwani
IATA: JIW – ICAO: OPJI Jiwani Airport Jiwani Airport (Pakistan)
Summary
Airport type		Public
Operator		Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority
Location		Jiwani
Elevation AMSL		186 ft / 57 m
Coordinates		25°04′04″N 061°48′20″E / 25.06778°N 61.80556°E / 25.06778; 61.80556Coordinates: 25°04′04″N 061°48′20″E / 25.06778°N 61.80556°E / 25.06778; 61.80556
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
	ft	m
03/21	5,332	1,625	Composite material

Jiwani Airport (IATA: JIW, ICAO: OPJI) is situated 10 km away from the city centre of Jiwani in Balochistan. It is not a major airport of Pakistan. At this time, there is no scheduled service to or from the airport.

World War II

Also known as RAF Jiwani, during World War II, the airport was used by the United States Army Air Force Air Transport Command. It functioned as a stopover en-route to Sharjah Airport, UAE or Karachi Airport, Pakistan on the Karachi-Cairo route.

See also

• List of airports in Pakistan
• Airlines of Pakistan
• Transport in Pakistan
• Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority

World War II portal

References

 This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the Air Force Historical Research Agency.

External links

• Accident history for JIW at Aviation Safety Network
• Airport information for OPJI at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective Oct. 2006).