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DeutschRawalakot Airport
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 U.S Army aircraft dropping off emergency aid at Rawalakot Airport after the 2005 Kashmir earthquake | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Defunct | ||||||||||
| Operator | Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority | ||||||||||
| Location | Rawalakot, Azad Kashmir, Pakistan | ||||||||||
| Closed | October 2005 | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 5,479 ft / 1,670 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°50′59″N 73°47′54″E / 33.84972°N 73.79833°E | ||||||||||
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Rawalakot Airport (IATA: RAZ, ICAO: OPRT) is a non-operational airport located in Rawalakot, Azad Kashmir, Pakistan. The airport is surrounded by a forest and is open to the public.
History
[edit]Pakistan International Airlines previously operated flights between Rawalakot and Islamabad but ended them in October 2005.[1][2] Rawalakot Airport remains without commercial service as of March 2016.[3]
Airlines and destinations
[edit]No airlines serve Rawalakot as of now.
References
[edit]- ^ Ahmed, Amin (3 May 2015). "CAA calls for making Muzaffarabad, Rawalakot airports operational". Dawn.
- ^ Singh, Sarina; Brown, Lindsay; Clammer, Paul; Cocks, Rodney; Mock, John; O'Neil, Kimberley (2008). Pakistan & the Karakoram Highway. Lonely Planet. p. 183. ISBN 978-1-74104-542-0.
- ^ Javaid-ur-Rahman; Khan, Atif (17 March 2016). "Govt Seeks Time to Evolve Consensus on PIA Sale". The Nation.
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