Hyderabad Airport (Sindh)
{{for|the airport in India|Rajiv Gandhi International Airport}}
{{Infobox airport
| name = Hyderabad Airport
{{lang|sd|حيدرآباد ھوائي اڏو}}
{{lang|ur|حیدرآباد ہوائی اڈا}}
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| IATA = HDD
| ICAO = OPKD
| type = Public
| owner =
| operator = Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority
| city-served = Hyderabad, Sindh, Pakistan
| location =
| elevation-f = 135
| elevation-m = 41
| coordinates = {{coord|25|19|06|N|068|22|00|E|type:airport_region:PK|display=inline,title}}
| mapframe = yes
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| metric-rwy = y
| r1-number = 02/20
| r1-length-m = 2,132
| r1-length-f = 6,997
| r1-surface = Paved
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| closed = 2013
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The Hyderabad Airport {{Airport codes|HDD|OPKD}} is a domestic airport in Hyderabad, Sindh, Pakistan. It is very close to the Pakistan Army's Sindh Regimental Centre and the HDA Kohsar Housing Society. The airport has been closed to commercial traffic as of 2013.{{cite web |last=Altaf |first=Anjum |date=2013-07-16 |title=Curious case of Hyderabad |url=http://dawn.com/news/1029426/curious-case-of-hyderabad |access-date=2022-07-10 |website=Dawn |publisher=}}
History
Hyderabad Airport was closed to commercial traffic in 1998. It reopened on 19 August 2008 with Pakistan International Airlines announcing flights twice weekly to Islamabad and Lahore via Nawabshah.{{Cite web|date=2008-08-02|title=HYDERABAD: Hyderabad airport to reopen on 19th|url=http://beta.dawn.com/news/314564/hyderabad-hyderabad-airport-to-reopen-on-19th|access-date=2022-02-02|website=DAWN.COM|language=en}}
However, the airport was closed again to commercial traffic in 2013 due to financial losses and other reasons{{Cite web|date=2021-01-06|title=Hyderabad Airport closure imperils exports|url=https://www.24newshd.tv/06-Jan-2021/hyderabad-airport-closure-imperils-exports|access-date=2022-02-02|website=24 News HD|language=en}}
Events
On 25 May 1998, PIA Flight 544 was a flight that was hijacked in Turbat. The final stand off between the hijackers and armed forces took place at Hyderabad Airport,{{Cite web|last=Baloch|first=Shah Meer|title=The Fallout From Pakistan's Nuclear Tests|url=https://thediplomat.com/2017/05/the-fallout-from-pakistans-nuclear-tests/|access-date=2022-02-02|website=thediplomat.com|language=en-US}} resulting in the eventual capture of two of the three hijackers.{{Cite news|date=2015-05-28|title=Pakistan hangs Baloch insurgents behind 1998 plane hijacking|language=en-GB|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-32911257|access-date=2022-02-02}} The third was killed.
See also
References
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External links
- {{GCM|OPKD|source=DAFIF}}
- {{ASN|HDD}}
{{Pakistan airports}}
Category:Hyderabad District, Pakistan
Category:Buildings and structures in Hyderabad, Sindh
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