Rawalakot Airport

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| name = Rawalakot Airport

| nativename =

| nativename-a = {{lang|ur|{{Nastaliq|راولا کوٹ ہوائی اڈا}}}}

| nativename-r = {{small|Rāvalā Koṭ Havā'ī Aḍā}}

| ensign = Pakistan_Civil_Aviation_Authority_(PCAA)_Logo.png

| image = File:US Navy 051012-N-8796S-241 A U.S. Army aircrew member sits in the ramp of a CH-47 Chinook helicopter as a UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter takes off below after dropping off emergency aid to the remote Pakistani village of Rawalakot.jpg

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| caption = U.S Army aircraft dropping off emergency aid at Rawalakot Airport after the 2005 Kashmir earthquake

| IATA = RAZ

| ICAO = OPRT

| pushpin_map = Azad Kashmir#Pakistan

| pushpin_label= RAZ

| type = Public

| owner =

| operator = Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority

| closed = October 2005

| city-served =

| location = Rawalakot-12350, Azad Kashmir, Pakistan

| elevation-f = 5,479

| elevation-m = 1,670

| coordinates = {{Coord|33|50|59|N|73|47|54|E|type:airport|display=inline,title}}

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| metric-elev =

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| r1-number = 01/19

| r1-length-f = 2,958

| r1-length-m = 902

| r1-surface = Asphalt

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Rawalakot Airport {{Airport codes|RAZ|OPRT}} is a non-operational airport located in Rawalakot, Azad Kashmir, Pakistan. The airport is surrounded by a forest and is open to the public.

History

Pakistan International Airlines previously operated flights between Rawalakot and Islamabad but ended them in October 2005.{{cite news | url=http://www.dawn.com/news/1179686/caa-calls-for-making-muzaffarabad-rawalakot-airports-operational | title=CAA calls for making Muzaffarabad, Rawalakot airports operational | work=Dawn | date=3 May 2015| author=Ahmed, Amin}}{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zn8I4qEew9oC| title=Pakistan & the Karakoram Highway | publisher=Lonely Planet | year=2008 | page=183 | isbn=978-1-74104-542-0| author1=Singh, Sarina | author2=Brown, Lindsay | author3=Clammer, Paul | author4=Cocks, Rodney | author5=Mock, John | author6=O'Neil, Kimberley}} Rawalakot Airport remains without commercial service as of March 2016.{{cite news | url=http://nation.com.pk/national/17-Mar-2016/govt-seeks-time-to-evolve-consensus-on-pia-sale | title=Govt Seeks Time to Evolve Consensus on PIA Sale | work=The Nation | date=17 March 2016| author1=Javaid-ur-Rahman | author2=Khan, Atif}}

Airlines and destinations

No airlines serve Rawalakot as of now.

References

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Category:Airports in Azad Kashmir

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