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Parachinar Airport

Coordinates: 33°54′10″N 70°04′17″E / 33.90278°N 70.07139°E / 33.90278; 70.07139
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Parachinar International Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorPakistan Civil Aviation Authority
LocationParachinar-26300
Elevation AMSL5,800 ft / 1,768 m
Coordinates33°54′10″N 70°04′17″E / 33.90278°N 70.07139°E / 33.90278; 70.07139
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
16/34 3,999 1,219 Bitumen

Parachinar Airport (IATA: PAJ, ICAO: OPPC) is an airport located in Parachinar, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. 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.[1]

The airport was built in the 1980s, following the Russian invasion of Afghanistan, to provide military landing facilities.[2]

Airfield data

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

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Ashraf, Syed Irfan (9 November 2011). "The Kurram blockade". Dawn.
  2. ^ Ali, Zulfiqar (17 January 2008). "Airfield in Wana, Miramshah upgraded". Dawn (newspaper).