Shaheed Benazirabad Airport guide

Shaheed Benazirabad Airport, formerly Nawabshah Airport, sits about 3 km southwest of Nawabshah in Sindh province. Its ICAO code is OPNH. The site covers 772 acres at an elevation of 29 m. The airfield dates to the British Raj, and a concrete runway was laid there in the early 1960s.

The single concrete runway, 02/20, measures 2,743 m by 46 m. It has no instrument landing system, so approaches are visual or non-precision. A new terminal building was completed in October 1992, and a new apron and runway were commissioned in 1998.

The Pakistan Airports Authority and the Pakistan Air Force both use the airfield. No scheduled passenger flights were operating as of 2016. Aircraft with mechanical problems divert here, as do flights when Jinnah International Airport in Karachi is closed. Earlier passenger service included Pakistan International Airlines ATR flights linking Hyderabad, Nawabshah, Lahore and Islamabad. Travellers should check Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority notices before planning to use the airport.