Sukkur Airport

The Sukkur Airport (IATA: SKZ, ICAO: OPSK) was renamed as Begum Nusrat Bhutto Airport Sukkur in 2012 after Begum Nusrat Bhutto (مادرجمہوریت، بیگم نصرت بھثو) the former first lady of Pakistan in 1970s.[1] It is a medium-sized domestic airport located about 8 km (5.0 mi) from the center of the Sukkur city, caters not only to the population of Sukkur, but also to the adjoining areas including Khairpur, Jacobabad, Sibi, Shikarpur, etc.[2] It is the main alternate of Jinnah International Airport Karachi with a distance of about 350 km (220 mi), well under an hour's flight time in turboprop aircraft.

Begum Nusrat Bhutto Airport


بیگم نصرت بھثو ائیرپورٹ سکھر
Summary
Airport typeJoint Civil / Military
OwnerPakistan Civil Aviation Authority
OperatorPakistan Civil Aviation Authority
ServesSukkur, Sibi, Jacobabad, Khairpur, Ghotki
LocationSukkur
Elevation AMSL196 ft / 60 m
Coordinates27°43′19″N 068°47′30″E
Map
SKZ
Location of airport in Pakistan
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
14/32 9,000 2,743 Bitumen
Statistics (2017-18)
Passengers114,081
Passenger change6.5%
Aircraft movements2,461

During Hajj season every year the Hajj flights operate from Sukkur to Jeddah and Medina in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and Back.[3] The first Haj flight from the Begum Nusrat Bhutto Airport, Sukkur, left for Jeddah on August 6, 2016, and remain continued till 13 August 2016.[4]

Sukkur Airport ranks as the second main operational airport in Sindh, after Jinnah International Airport Karachi. The paved runway is about 2,700 metres long. It also handles international flights especially in the time of emergencies and because of bad weather conditions.

Airlines and destinations
AirlinesDestinations
Pakistan International Airlines Islamabad, Karachi
Hajj: Jeddah, Medina[5]

See also

References
  1. "Sindh Assembly Approves Renaming of Sukkur Airport". History of PIA - Forum. 27 January 2012.
  2. "Pakistan Aviation news". twitter.com.
  3. "Hajj flights from Pakistani cities start operation". Saudi Press Agency. 24 November 2008.
  4. "Meeting held to finalise Haj flights from Sukkur". The News. 21 July 2016.
  5. "Weekly flight Schedule for the flights departing from Sukkur". Pakistan International Airlines PIA.


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