Begum Nusrat Bhutto International Airport
Begum Nusrat Bhutto International Airport Sukkur بیگم نصرت بھٹو انٹرنیشنل ائیرپورٹ سکھر | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Military/Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | Pakistan Airports Authority | ||||||||||
| Serves | Sukkur, Sibi, Jacobabad, Khairpur, Ghotki | ||||||||||
| Location | Sukkur-65200 | ||||||||||
| Opened | 1942 | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 196 ft / 60 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 27°43′19″N 068°47′30″E / 27.72194°N 68.79167°E | ||||||||||
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Interactive map of Begum Nusrat Bhutto International Airport Sukkur | |||||||||||
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Sukkur Airport (IATA: SKZ, ICAO: OPSK), also known as Begum Nusrat Bhutto International Airport Sukkur, is a domestic airport located in Sukkur, Sindh, Pakistan. It is a medium-sized airport located about 8 km (5.0 mi) from the centre of Sukkur, and serves Sukkur and its surrounding areas; Khairpur, Jacobabad, Sibi and Shikarpur.
Sukkur International Airport is 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 time of emergencies and flights diversions from other airports due to bad weather conditions.
It is the main alternative to Karachi's Jinnah International Airport, with a distance of about 350 km (220 mi), well under an hour's flight time by turboprop aircraft, and less than 35 minutes by jet.