Parachinar Airport

Parachinar Airport پاراچنار ہوائی اڈا
IATA: PAJ ICAO: OPPC
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	GoP Aviation Division
Operator	Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority
Serves	Parachinar-26300
Location	Kurram District, Kohat Division, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
Closed	2002
Built	1980s
Elevation  AMSL	5,800 ft / 1,768 m
Coordinates	33°54′09″N70°04′17″E / 33.90250°N 70.07139°E / 33.90250; 70.07139
Website	caapakistan.com.pk
Map
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Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 16/34 4,000 1,219 Bitumen
Sources: CAA AIP [1]

Parachinar Airport( IATA : PAJ, ICAO : OPPC) is an airport located in Parachinar, in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. Located at about a 25-minute drive from the centre of Parachinar, it used to be the only airport in the former FATA region that was served by any passenger airline, namely Pakistan International Airlines. The PIA service to the airport used to be intermittently suspended for varying durations. ^[2]

The airport was built in the 1980s, following the Russian invasion of Afghanistan, to provide landing facilities for military aircraft. ^[3]

Airfield data

• Runway 1: Aircraft size max: Airbus A330
• Cargo Facilities: Animal Quarantine

See also

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

External links

• Parachinar Airport data at Executive Air International Services

References

1. "eAIP-Aerodomes-Parachinar". Pre-bifurcation Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority Website. Archived from the original on 2023-07-24.
2. Ashraf, Syed Irfan (9 November 2011). "The Kurram blockade". Dawn.
3. Ali, Zulfiqar (17 January 2008). "Airfield in Wana, Miramshah upgraded". Dawn (newspaper).