# Skardu International Airport (KDU / OPSD)

**Skardu International Airport** (IATA: KDU, ICAO: OPSD) is a large airport in Skardu, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan. It has 2 runways; the longest is 3,656 m (11,995 ft). It is operated by Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority. In 2024 it handled 555 thousand passengers.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: KDU / OPSD
- Type: Large airport
- Operator: Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority
- Serves: Skardu, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
- Elevation: 2,230 m / 7,316 ft
- Coordinates: 35.3387, 75.5386
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 3,656 m / 11,995 ft
- Passengers: 555,267 (2024)
- Time zone: UTC+5 · Asia/Karachi
- Website: https://skarduairport.com
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skardu_International_Airport (13 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2633552
- Ident: OPSD

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 14R/32L | 3,656 m / 11,995 ft | 46 m / 150 ft | Asphalt | 147° / 327° | yes |
| 14L/32R | 3,656 m / 11,995 ft | 31 m / 101 ft | Asphalt | 153° / 333° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2020 | 618,858 | Wikidata |
| 2021 | 475,017 | Wikidata |
| 2022 | 594,823 | Wikidata |
| 2023 | 638,572 | Wikidata |
| 2024 | 555,267 | Wikidata |

## Routes

4 destinations in 2 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (4)

- [ISB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/opis.md) Islamabad International Airport · Pakistan · 319 km / 198 mi · Pakistan International Airlines, airblue, AirSial
- [LHE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/opla.md) Allama Iqbal International Airport · Pakistan · 437 km / 272 mi · Pakistan International Airlines, airblue
- [KHI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/opkc.md) Jinnah International Airport · Pakistan · 1,411 km / 877 mi · Pakistan International Airlines
- [DXB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/omdb.md) Dubai International Airport · United Arab Emirates · 2,231 km / 1,386 mi · Pakistan International Airlines

## Airlines

The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from KDU, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata.

### Passenger (3)

- PK [Pakistan International Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/pakistan-international-airlines) · 4
- PA [airblue](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/airblue) · 2
- PF [AirSial](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/airsial) · 1

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 555K (2024) | #1,069 of 3,974 | #337 in Asia | #3 in PK |
| Longest runway | 3,656 m / 11,995 ft | #353 of 29,858 | #104 in Asia | #5 in PK |
| Elevation | 2,230 m / 7,316 ft | =423 of 43,403 | #91 in Asia | #1 in PK |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =31 in Asia | =1 in PK |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| GND | TWR | 121.800 |
| RDO | RDO | 292.300 |
| TWR | TWR | 119.700 |

## Nearby airports

- [VI65](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vi65.md) Kargil Airport · 107 km / 66 mi
- [GIL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/opgt.md) Gilgit Airport · 127 km / 79 mi
- [CHB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/opcl.md) Chilas Airport · 132 km / 82 mi

## In collections

- [Highest airports](https://dromopedia.com/collections/highest) #71

## Sources

- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [Wikipedia: “Skardu International Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Skardu_International_Airport&oldid=1370453307), revision of 21 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/opsd/data