Bannu Airport
Pakistani airport
BNP
Location of the airport in Pakistan
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
|---|---|---|---|
| m | ft | ||
| 07/25 | 1,830 | 6,005 | Asphalt |
Source: AIP Pakistan[1][2]
Bannu Airport (IATA: BNP, ICAO: OPBN) is a domestic airport located 6 nm (11 km) west of the city center of Bannu, in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan.[3]
It was constructed to provide services to Bannu's population and neighbouring communities. It is not as large as other public sector airports of Pakistan.
The airport is not currently in operation except for emergency diversions. According to employees, no flights have taken here since about 2001.[4]
History
The Central Development Working Party (CDWP) approved to release 715 million PKR for the upgradation of the airport in 2018.[5] There has been no follow up on this project.
See also
References
- ^ AIP Pakistan: OPBN – Bannu Archived October 19, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Airport information for BNP at Great Circle Mapper. Source: AIP Pakistan.
- ^ "'This is Naya Pakistan': PM announces international airport for Bannu". DAWN.COM. May 3, 2016.
- ^ Airport visit Bannu kpk Pakistan, retrieved 2024-02-08
- ^ MG (2018-02-13). "CDWP approves Rs. 715 million for upgradation and extension of Bannu Airport". Mettis Global Link. Retrieved 2024-07-04.
External links
- Accident history for BNP at Aviation Safety Network
- v
- t
- e
Airports in Pakistan (statistics)
- Muzaffarabad Airport
- Rawalakot Airport
- Allama Iqbal International Airport
- Bahawalpur Airport
- Chashma Airport
- Dera Ghazi Khan Airport
- Faisalabad International Airport
- Gurha Salim Airport
- Mangla Airport
- Multan International Airport
- Shaikh Zayed International Airport
- Sialkot Cantonment Airport
- Sialkot International Airport
- Tarbela Dam Airport
 | This Pakistani airport-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
- v
- t
- e
