# Risalpur Air Base, Risalpur, Pakistan

**Risalpur Air Base** is a medium airport in Risalpur, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. It opened on 14 Aug 1947. It has 2 runways; the longest is 2,769 m (9,085 ft). It is operated by Pakistan Air Force.

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

## At a glance

- Type: Medium airport
- Operator: Pakistan Air Force
- Serves: Risalpur, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
- Opened: 14 Aug 1947
- Elevation: 320 m / 1,050 ft
- Coordinates: 34.0811, 71.9726
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 2,769 m / 9,085 ft
- Time zone: UTC+5 · Asia/Karachi
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistan_Air_Force_Academy_Asghar_Khan (7 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3696005
- Weather station: OPRS · WMO 41533
- Ident: OPRS

## Timeline

- 14 Aug 1947: Risalpur Air Base opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 09R/27L | 2,769 m / 9,085 ft | 50 m / 164 ft | Asphalt | 092° / 272° | yes |
| 09L/27R | 1,780 m / 5,840 ft | 50 m / 164 ft | Asphalt | 092° / 272° |  |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 2,769 m / 9,085 ft | #1,709 of 29,858 | #511 in Asia | #21 in PK |
| Elevation | 320 m / 1,050 ft | =16,869 of 43,403 | =1,071 in Asia | #39 in PK |
| Age | Opened 1947 | =2,942 of 15,079 | =172 in Asia | =5 in PK |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =31 in Asia | =1 in PK |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| APP | CHERAT APP | 125.600 |
| TWR | TWR | 116.820 |

## Nearby airports

- [PEW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/opps.md) Bacha Khan International Airport · 43 km / 27 mi
- [ATG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/opms.md) Minhas Air Base · 46 km / 29 mi
- [SDT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/opss.md) Saidu Sharif Airport · 89 km / 55 mi
- [ISB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/opis.md) Islamabad International Airport · 99 km / 61 mi
- [OPRN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/oprn.md) PAF Base Nur Khan (Benazir Bhutto International Airport) · 116 km / 72 mi
- [JAA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/oajl.md) Jalalabad Airport · 140 km / 87 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/oprs/data