- Gwadar International Airport
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Gwadar International Airport 
IATA: GWD – ICAO: OPGD Location of airport in Pakistan
GWDSummary Airport type Public Operator Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority Serves Gwadar, Balochistan, Pakistan Elevation AMSL 96 ft / 29 m Coordinates Coordinates: 25°13′59″N 062°19′46″E / 25.23306°N 62.32944°E Website Runways Direction Length Surface m ft 06/24 1,524 5,000 Asphalt Sources: AIP Pakistan[1] and DAFIF[2][3] Gwadar International Airport (IATA: GWD, ICAO: OPGD) is a domestic and international airport situated 9 miles (14 km) north of the city centre of Gwadar[1], in the Balochistan province of Pakistan.
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History
The town of Gwadar was purchased by Government of Pakistan from Sultan of Muscat in 1958. Air operations started in 1966. It is given international status when two weekly international flights from Karachi-Gwadar-Muscat were initiated. The terminal building was inaugurated in 1984 and the newly constructed Departure/VIP Lounges were inaugurated in 2008.
It is large airport in Balochistan, Pakistan, as it operates to cater mainly to the population of Gwadar. Pakistan International Airlines is the main airline flying out of the airport, it connects Gwadar to Karachi, Turbat and Muscat. Other airlines in the past flown to Gwadar but these services were suspended later due to poor performance, this included Oman Air, which flew to Muscat using ATR 42 aircraft and Airblue which started twice daily flights to Karachi.
The Government of Pakistan anticipates Gwadar to become a regional economic hub and in preparation for this has issued a directive for the development of The new Gwadar international Airport. For this purpose the CAA has earmarked 3000 acres (12 km²) of land 26 km northeast of the existing airport. The new airport is expected to cost $250 million. It will be given international status and operate under the open skies policy. In the meantime there are plans to improve the facilities at the existing airport to facilitate the movement of wide-bodied aircraft.
Structure
- Apron
- Four narrow body aircraft can park at the apron at one time. Every type of jet can land here.
- Lounges
- One domestic and one International lounge.
- One CIP/VIP lounge for premium and executive passengers. (newly inaugurated in 2008)
- Additional
- Fire services, NDB, standby generators are available.
- 24 hour priority notice for unexpected arrival into the airport.
Airlines and destinations
Airlines Destinations Air Arabia Sharjah Air Blue Muscat, Karachi Bahrain Air Bahrain Emirates Dubai Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Gulf Air Bahrain Oman Air Muscat Pakistan International Airlines Karachi, Quetta, Turbat Saudi Arabian Airlines Jeddah, Riyadh See also
- List of airports in Pakistan
- Airlines of Pakistan
- Transport in Pakistan
- Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority
References
- ^ a b AIP Pakistan: OPGD – Gwadar
- ^ Airport information for OPGD at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.Source: DAFIF.
- ^ Airport information for GWD at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective Oct. 2006).
External links
- CAA Gwadar International Airport
- CAA Pakistan - official site
- Accident history for GWD at Aviation Safety Network
- Current weather for OPGD at NOAA/NWS
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- Pakistani airport stubs
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