- Source: Gwadar International Airport
Gwadar International Airport (IATA: GWD, ICAO: OPGD) (Balochi: گوادر میان اُستمانی بالی پٹ, Urdu: گوادر بین الاقوامی ہوائی اڈا) is an international airport situated 14 km (9 miles) north of the city centre of Gwadar, in the Balochistan province of Pakistan. It was replaced by the New Gwadar International Airport in 2024.
History
The history of the airport dates back to 1958 when the Government of Pakistan bought Gwadar from Muscat’s Sultan. Air operations started in 1966. The airport gained international status when two weekly flights from Karachi to Muscat via Gwadar were initiated with Fokker F-27 aircraft. The terminal building was inaugurated in 1984 and the airport was established as a domestic airport and considered to be the biggest airport of Balochistan which facilitates the passengers especially the people of Gwadar. The new departure/VIP lounges were opened in 2008.
The current airport caters mainly to the population of Gwadar. Pakistan International Airlines, the main airline flying out of the airport, connects Gwadar to Karachi, Turbat, Quetta, Peshawar, Islamabad, Lahore, Dubai, Doha, Kuwait City, Riyadh, Tehran, Mashhad, Bahrain and Muscat. Other airlines had recently launched their flights to Gwadar and currently had been doing pretty well due to successful performance. These included Oman Air, which flew to Muscat using ATR 42 aircraft, and airblue, which started twice daily flights to Karachi through its joint venture partner JS Air.
Structure
Apron
The new Gwadar International Airport will have space for big planes like Airbus A380 & Boeing 747-8, plus smaller ones like ATR-72 & Boeing 737-900ER.
Lounges
One domestic and one International lounge.
One CIP/VIP lounge for premium and executive passengers. (inaugurated in 2008)
Additional
Facility for prayer available; separate for ladies and gents.
Fire services, NDB, standby generators are available.
24-hour priority notice for unexpected arrival into the airport.
Airlines and destinations
New Gwadar International Airport
The New Gwadar International Airport (NGIA) was built to replace the airport and was opened on 14 October 2024 in a ceremony led by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Chinese Premier Li Qiang. Occupying 4,300 acres (17 km2) of land, it is located in Gurandani, 26 km north-east of the existing airport in Gwadar on the south-western Arabian Sea coast of Balochistan Province.
It has a single runway with 3,658 metres of length and a width of 75 metres that will have the capacity to accommodate wide bodied aircraft. A taxiway of 23 metres length alongside a 10.5 metre paved shoulders for both sides. The airport will also have the capacity to build a second runway to the north of the first runway. An Air Traffic Control (ATC) Tower, crash, fire and rescue facilities will be built as well as a fuel farm. It will be constructed at a cost of Rs55.4 billion.
See also
List of airports in Pakistan
Airlines of Pakistan
Transport in Pakistan
Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority
References
External links
CAA Gwadar International Airport
CAA Pakistan – official site
Accident history for GWD at Aviation Safety Network
Current weather for OPGD at NOAA/NWS
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