Skardu International Airport

Compiled by Bill Gao

Skardu, Gilgit-Baltistan (Pakistan)

IATA: KDU ICAO: OPSD

Longest Active Runway

11,995 ft

3,656 meters

Field Elevation

7,316 ft

2,230 m MSL

Runway Inventory

2 active

Lighted / Paved

Coordinates & Class

35.3387°, 75.5386°

LARGE AIRPORT

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Multi-Universe Rankings & Statistical Standing

How ranks work →

RunwayFacts Published Dataset

#203 of 650

In curated primary commercial index

Global Commercial Universe

#321 of 7558

Top 4.2% percentile worldwide

National Standing (Pakistan)

#5 of 8 in PK

#5 of 44 in full national registry

vs Large Airport Median

+20%

Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 KDU in numbers: 11,995 ft longest runway · #203 of 650 published · #321 of 7,558 worldwide (top 4.2%) · #5 in Pakistan.

🔬 Operational & Aerodrome Engineering Comparative Analysis

Longest runway ≥10,500 ft

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Elevation & National Context

High-Altitude Aerodrome (≥5,000 ft)

KDU lies at 2,230 m (7,316 ft), #17 of 650 published airports by elevation and 96.3 percentile among 7,558 worldwide. It is 6,541 ft above the Pakistan median (775 ft, 8 airports) and the highest published airport in the country.

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Regional Density & Alternates (100 NM)

1 Qualifying Aerodrome in Vicinity

Closest of 1 paved-runway (≥5,000 ft) neighbour within 100 NM: Srinagar International Airport (SXR), 89.5 NM, 12,090 ft. SXR has the radius's longest runway, 95 ft more than KDU.

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Runway Inventory & National Standing

Primary Runway: 11,995 ft (3,656 m)

KDU runways: 14R/32L 11,995 × 150 ft asphalt (asp); 14L/32R 11,995 × 101 ft asphalt (asp). +20% vs the 10,000 ft baseline.

🛫 Physical Runway Inventory & Surface Engineering

Runway Designator	Length (ft / m)	Width (ft / m)	Surface Material	Lighting	Status
14R/32L	11,995 ft (3656 m / 3.656 km)	150 ft (46m)	`Asphalt (ASP)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active
14L/32R	11,995 ft (3656 m / 3.656 km)	101 ft (31m)	`Asphalt (ASP)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active

Source Notes & Corrections

Source disputed: Runway lengths on this page (11,995 ft / 3,656 m for both runways) follow OurAirports and the Wikipedia infobox. Other sources differ: the Wikipedia article text gives 11,944 ft (3,641 m) for both runways; the Pakistan AIP (2007 archive, when the airport had one main runway) gives 3,657 m for runway 14/32, as does SkyVector; OpenAIP lists 14L/32R as 3,657 m and 14R/32L as 3,656 m. The current Pakistan AIP has not been checked. Sources: Wikipedia: Skardu International Airport ↗; Pakistan AIP OPSD (2007 archive) ↗; SkyVector: OPSD ↗; OpenAIP: Skardu ↗.

🧭 Comparative Aerodromes (100 NM Radius, ≥5,000 ft Paved)

Great-circle Haversine spatial proximity matching for commercial facilities with paved runway capacity within 100 NM.

Aerodrome Name	IATA	Distance	Longest Runway	Lighting
Srinagar International Airport (Srinagar)	`SXR`	89.5 NM (165.8 km)	12,090 ft	✅ Lighted

🛡️ Source: OurAirports Open Aviation Database, snapshot 2026-09-01 · Provenance →