Saidu Sharif Airport

Saidu Sharif Airport (IATA: SDT, ICAO: OPSS) is an airport in Pakistan. It is situated near the Swat River and between the villages of Dherai and Kanju in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa.

Saidu Sharif Airport
Swat Saidu Sharif Airport

د سوات سيدو شریف هوايي ډګر
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorPakistan Civil Aviation Authority
LocationSaidu Sharif
Elevation AMSL3,183 ft / 970 m
Coordinates34°48′48″N 72°21′10″E
Map
SDT
Location of airport in Pakistan
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
05/23 5,475 1,751 Asphalt

The airport was built in 1978, and two flights took place daily to Peshawar and Islamabad before the airport was shut down during the First Battle of Swat in 2007.[1][2]

The airport was reopened in 2012.[1]

Many visitors that come to the valley of Swat and to the Malam Jabba ski resort in summers fly to Swat through this airport.

See also

References

  1. "After a five-year hiatus, PIA resumes flights to Swat". The Express Tribune. 11 October 2012. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
  2. "New beginnings: After six years of closure, Saidu Sharif airport ready to become operational". The Express Tribune. 12 July 2012. Retrieved 28 May 2019.



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