# Gwadar International Airport (Old) (OPGD)

**Gwadar International Airport (Old)** (ICAO: OPGD) is a small airport in Gwadar, Balochistan, Pakistan. It opened in 1966. It closed on 20 Jan 2025. It has one runway, 1,982 m (6,503 ft) long, asphalt. It is operated by Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/opgw

OPGW is also the code of [New Gwadar International Airport](https://dromopedia.com/airports/opgd.md).

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: — / OPGD
- Type: Small airport
- Operator: Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority
- Serves: Gwadar, Balochistan, Pakistan
- Opened: 1966 (Wikipedia)
- Closed: 20 Jan 2025 (Wikipedia)
- Elevation: 11 m / 36 ft
- Coordinates: 25.2330, 62.3287
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 1,982 m / 6,503 ft
- Time zone: UTC+5 · Asia/Karachi
- Website: http://www.caapakistan.com.pk/airportinf1.htm#gia
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gwadar_International_Airport (15 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2639197
- Weather station: OPGD · WMO 41757
- Ident: OPGW

## Timeline

- 1966: Gwadar International Airport (Old) opens.
- 20 Jan 2025: Gwadar International Airport (Old) closes.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 06/24 | 1,982 m / 6,503 ft | 23 m / 75 ft | Asphalt | 063° / 243° |  |

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 1,982 m / 6,503 ft | =4,056 of 29,858 | #1,131 in Asia | #39 in PK |
| Elevation | 11 m / 36 ft | =40,035 of 43,403 | =2,719 in Asia | #103 in PK |
| Age | Opened 1966 | =5,606 of 15,079 | =313 in Asia | #8 in PK |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =185 in Asia | =17 in PK |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| TWR | TWR | 122.500 |

## Nearby airports

- [GWD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/opgd.md) New Gwadar International Airport · 19 km / 12 mi
- [PSI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/oppi.md) Pasni Airport · 102 km / 64 mi
- [TUK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/optu.md) Turbat International Airport · 109 km / 68 mi
- [IR-0164](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ir-0164.md) Jakigor Airfield · 130 km / 81 mi
- [OP36](https://dromopedia.com/airports/op36.md) Robray Airport · 139 km / 86 mi

## Sources

- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [Wikipedia: “Gwadar International Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Gwadar_International_Airport&oldid=1371858725), revision of 28 Aug 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/opgw/data