Peshawar International Airport (IATA: PEW, ICAO: OPPS) is an airport located in the city of Peshawar in the North West Frontier Province of Pakistan. Located about a 25 minute drive from the center of Peshawar, it is the 4th busiest airport in Pakistan. An IATA airport code, also known an IATA location identifier, IATA station code or simply a location identifier [1], is a three-letter code designating many airports around the world, defined by the International Air Transport Association (IATA). ... The ICAO (IPA pronunciation: ) airport code or location indicator is a four-letter alphanumeric code designating each airport around the world. ... The urdu version of the CAA Pakistan Logo Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) is the public corporation which oversees and regulates all aspects of aviation in Pakistan. ...   (Urdu: پشاور; Pashto: پښور) literally means City on the Frontier in Persian and is known as Pekhawar in Pashto. ... The term above mean sea level (AMSL) refers to the elevation (on the ground) or altitude (in the air) of any object, relative to the average sea level. ... A foot (plural: feet or foot;[1] symbol or abbreviation: ft or, sometimes, ′ – a prime) is a unit of length, in a number of different systems, including English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. ... This article is about the unit of length. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... A foot (plural: feet or foot;[1] symbol or abbreviation: ft or, sometimes, ′ – a prime) is a unit of length, in a number of different systems, including English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. ... This article is about the unit of length. ... Asphalt is a sticky, black and highly viscous liquid or semi-solid that is present in most crude petroleums and in some natural deposits. ... An IATA airport code, also known an IATA location identifier, IATA station code or simply a location identifier [1], is a three-letter code designating many airports around the world, defined by the International Air Transport Association (IATA). ... The ICAO (IPA pronunciation: ) airport code or location indicator is a four-letter alphanumeric code designating each airport around the world. ...   (Urdu: پشاور; Pashto: پښور) literally means City on the Frontier in Persian and is known as Pekhawar in Pashto. ... North-West Frontier Province (NWFP) is geographically the smallest of the four provinces of Pakistan. ...

Airlines and destinations

• Aero Asia International (Abu Dhabi, Al Ain, Doha, Dubai, Karachi) currently suspended
• Air Arabia (Sharjah)
• Airblue (Dubai, Karachi)
• Emirates (Dubai)
• Etihad Airways (Abu Dhabi)
• Gulf Air (Bahrain)
• Pakistan International Airlines (Abu Dhabi, Al Ain, Chitral, Doha, Dubai, Islamabad, Jeddah, Karachi, Kuwait, Kuala Lumpur, Lahore, London, Riyadh)
• Qatar Airways (Doha)
• Shaheen Air International (Abu Dhabi, Al Ain, Dubai, Karachi, Quetta)
• Saudi Arabian Airlines (Jeddah, Riyadh)

Aero Asia International was a private airline based in Karachi, Pakistan. ... Air Arabia is a low-cost airline based in Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates. ... Airblue is a private airline based in Karachi, Pakistan. ... Emirates redirects here. ... Etihad Airways (Arabic: الإتحاد, ʼal-ʻitiħād) is the flag carrier of the United Arab Emirates. ... Gulf Air (Arabic: ) is the flag carrier of the Kingdom of Bahrain. ... Pakistan International Airlines Corporation, more commonly known as Pakistan International Airlines or PIA (Urdu: پی آئی اے يا پاکستان انٹرنیشنل ایرلاینز), is the flag carrier airline of Pakistan, based in Karachi. ... Qatar Airways (Arabic: القطرية) is the flag carrier airline of Qatar, based in Doha. ... Shaheen Air International is a Pakistani private airline based in Karachi. ... a plane of the Saudi Arabian Airlines Saudi Arabian Airlines (Arabic: الخطوط الجوية العربية السعودية) is the national airline of Saudi Arabia, based in Jeddah. ...

Charter Companies

• Askari Aviation

Askari Aviation is based in Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan. ...

Events

• On October 23, 1986, a Pakistan International Airlines Fokker F-27 Friendship Mk 600 aircraft crashed during approach to Peshawar International Airport for landing. Fortunately 41 people survived the crash but 13 others, including 4 crew members, died in this accident. The aircraft registration was AP-AUX.
• On 1st May, 1960, a U.S. Lockheed U-2 Spyplane, piloted by Gary Powers, left Peshawar Airport intending to fly over the Soviet Union. His plane was shot down and he was captured and put on trial in the USSR. This triggered the U-2 Crisis of 1960.

Pakistan International Airlines Corporation, more commonly known as Pakistan International Airlines or PIA (Urdu: پی آئی اے يا پاکستان انٹرنیشنل ایرلاینز), is the flag carrier airline of Pakistan, based in Karachi. ...

See also

• List of airports in Pakistan
• Airlines of Pakistan
• Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority
• Shaheen Airport Services
• Transport in Pakistan

The largest airport in Pakistan, Jinnah International Airport, Karachi There are an estimated 134 airfields in Pakistan. ... The Pakistan aviation industry was started up when Orient Airways merged with Pakistan International Airlines Corporation (PIAC) to become the national flag carrier of Pakistan called Pakistan International Airlines (PIA). ... The urdu version of the CAA Pakistan Logo Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) is the public corporation which oversees and regulates all aspects of aviation in Pakistan. ... Shaheen Airport Services (SAPS) is the largest ground handling agency in the private sector of Pakistan, providing facilities to commercial, corporate and private airlines at Karachi, Lahore, Islamabad, Peshawar and Quetta. ... A Steam Locomotive with Pakistani logos The transport system of Pakistan is extensive and varied, with considerable investment in the transportation infrastructure in recent years. ...

External links

• World Aero Data airport information for OPPS