# Shahbaz Air Base (JAG / OPJA)

**Shahbaz Air Base** (IATA: JAG, ICAO: OPJA) is a medium airport in Jacobabad, Sindh, Pakistan. It has 2 runways; the longest is 3,073 m (10,081 ft). It is operated by Pakistan Air Force.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: JAG / OPJA
- Type: Medium airport
- Operator: Pakistan Air Force
- Serves: Jacobabad, Sindh, Pakistan
- Elevation: 56 m / 185 ft
- Coordinates: 28.2842, 68.4497
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 3,073 m / 10,081 ft
- Time zone: UTC+5 · Asia/Karachi
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PAF_Base_Shahbaz (8 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3694521
- Weather station: OPJA · WMO 41715
- Ident: OPJA

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 15L/33R | 3,073 m / 10,081 ft | 24 m / 80 ft | Asphalt | 147° / 327° |  |
| 15/33 | 3,060 m / 10,040 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 147° / 327° | yes |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 3,073 m / 10,081 ft | #975 of 29,858 | #295 in Asia | #13 in PK |
| Elevation | 56 m / 185 ft | =34,344 of 43,403 | =2,008 in Asia | #86 in PK |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =31 in Asia | =1 in PK |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| GND | GND | 29.040 |
| POST | COMD POST | 27.312 |
| TWR | JACOBABAD TWR | 124.625 |

## Nearby airports

- [SKZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/opsk.md) Begum Nusrat Bhutto International Airport Sukkur · 71 km / 44 mi
- [SUL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/opsu.md) Sui Airport · 82 km / 51 mi
- [MJD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/opmj.md) Moenjodaro Airport · 110 km / 68 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)
- [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/opja/data