Dera Ghazi Khan International Airport
| Dera Ghazi Khan Airport | |||
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IATA: DEA – ICAO: OPDG
 DEA
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| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Operator | Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority | ||
| Serves | Dera Ghazi Khan, Punjab, Pakistan | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 486 ft / 148 m | ||
| Coordinates | 29°57′39″N 070°29′09″E / 29.96083°N 70.48583°E | ||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| m | ft | ||
| 18/36 | 1,981 | 6,499 | Asphalt |
| Source: DAFIF[1][2] | |||
Dera Ghazi Khan international Airport or D. G. Khan int. Airport (IATA: DEA, ICAO: OPDG) is situated 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) away from the city centre of Dera Ghazi Khan, a city in the Punjab province of Pakistan. It is not as large as the other airports in Pakistan, as it caters mainly to the population of Dera Ghazi Khan.[citation needed] It has a single, double sided, runway.It was built in 1996. The airport provides flights to Multan, Lahore, Karachi, Islamabad and because of high demand is operating flights to and from Dubai since 2008 making it an international airport. The flights to Karachi, especially, get a large number of passengers.Although it is international airport but night landing facility is still not provided at this important airport.Governor Punjab Sardar Latif Khosa has promised to provide night landing facility for D.G.Khan air port.
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[edit] Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Pakistan International Airlines | Dubai, Islamabad, Karachi, Lahore, Multan |
[edit] No Night Landing Facility.
Although it is international airport but night landing facility is still not provided at this important airport.Governor Punjab Sardar Latif Khosa did nothing to provide night landing facility for D.G.Khan International Air Port.
[edit] No Hotel To Stay.
There is no hotel facility to stay in case of flight cancellation.
[edit] See also
- List of airports in Pakistan
- Airlines of Pakistan
- Transport in Pakistan
- Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority
[edit] References
- ^ Airport information for OPDG at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.Source: DAFIF.
- ^ Airport information for DEA at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective Oct. 2006).
[edit] External links
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