Pasni Airport

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Pasni Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
Operator Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority
Location Pasni-91300
Elevation  AMSL 33 ft / 10 m
Coordinates 25°17′26″N63°20′43″E / 25.29056°N 63.34528°E / 25.29056; 63.34528
Pasni Airport
Runways
Direction LengthSurface
ftm
06/248,9992,743 Concrete/asphalt

Pasni Airport( IATA : PSI, ICAO : OPPI) is a domestic airport, located at Pasni City, Balochistan, Pakistan. [1]

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It is reported that the United States Department of Defense may have had some presence at the site. [2]

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References

  1. Reporter, The Newspaper's Staff (March 30, 2014). "Pasni radar station attacked; guard killed". DAWN.COM.
  2. "No US troops in Balochistan: Mengal". DAWN.COM. October 18, 2001.