Nawabshah Airport is an alternate of Jinnah International Airport Karachi. The total
area of CAA Land at Nawabshah Airport is 772 Acres. It is situated at 192 KMs (Aerial
Distance) northeast of Karachi and 03 KMs southwest of Nawabshah City. Pakistan
Civil Aviation Authority and Pakistan Air force jointly use the Airport.
Before partition of sub-continent, a bricked runway and associated facilities were
made for the use of British Airport Force. In early sixties a concrete Runway was
made for the operation of Commercial flights up to F 27/ C130 Aircraft.
In October, 1992 New Terminal Building and Fokker Apron were commissioned. In 1998
the existing Runway and jet Apron were commissioned.
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