Parachinar Airport
Parachinar Airport _Logo.png){kind=logo} پاراچنار ہوائی اڈا | |||||||||||
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| Summary | |||||||||||
| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | GoP Aviation Division | ||||||||||
| Operator | Pakistan Airports Authority | ||||||||||
| Serves | Parachinar-26300 | ||||||||||
| Location | Kurram District, Kohat Division, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan | ||||||||||
| Closed | 2002 | ||||||||||
| Built | 1980s | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 5,800 ft (1,800 m) | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°54′09″N 70°04′17″E / 33.90250°N 70.07139°E | ||||||||||
| Website | caapakistan | ||||||||||
 Interactive map of Parachinar Airport | |||||||||||
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| 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]
In April 2026, the airport’s rehabilitation was completed, and the airport was made functional again.[4]
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[edit]- ↑ "eAIP-Aerodomes-Parachinar". Pre-bifurcation Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority Website. Archived from the original on 2023-07-24.
- ↑ Ashraf, Syed Irfan (9 November 2011). "The Kurram blockade". Dawn.
- ↑ Ali, Zulfiqar (17 January 2008). "Airfield in Wana, Miramshah upgraded". Dawn (newspaper).
- ↑ Hussain, Javid (2026-04-27). "Parachinar Airport becomes operational after long hiatus". Dawn. Retrieved 2026-05-24.
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