Saidu Sharif Airport

Saidu Sharif Airport
Swat Saidu Sharif Airport

د سوات سيدو شریف هوايي ډګر
Summary
Airport type Public
Operator Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority
Location Saidu Sharif
Elevation AMSL 3,183 ft / 970 m
Coordinates 34°48′48″N 72°21′10″E / 34.81333°N 72.35278°E / 34.81333; 72.35278Coordinates: 34°48′48″N 72°21′10″E / 34.81333°N 72.35278°E / 34.81333; 72.35278
Map
SDT
Location of airport in Pakistan
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
05/23 5,475 1,751 Asphalt

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

The airport was built in 1978, and two flights took place daily to Peshawar and Islamabad. However there is no flight recently.

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

  • Book: Hidden Treasures of Swat, ISBN 978-969-23042-0-7
  • PIA Flight Schedule
  • Airport information for OPSS at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.


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