AirportsNew Gwadar International Airport is a large airport serving Gurandani, in Balochistan, Pakistan. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is GWD.
Key facts
- IATA code
- GWD
- ICAO code
- OPGW
- City
- Gurandani
- State or region
- Balochistan
- Country
- Pakistan
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 25.2967° N, 62.4988° E
- Elevation
- 19 m (61 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 3,658 m (12,000 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, GWD means New Gwadar International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: OPGW. ICAO codes that begin with O belong to the Middle East, Pakistan and Afghanistan. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 25.2967° N, 62.4988° E. It stands 19 metres (61 feet) above sea level. The nearest town in our data is Gwadar, about 26 km away in a straight line.
Local time
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Time zone Asia/Karachi, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
New Gwadar International Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 3,658 metres (12,000 feet). A runway of this length can take the largest long-distance aircraft. Among the 22 airports of Pakistan on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 4.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07/25 | 3,658 m 12,000 ft | 45 m | Concrete | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Turbat International AirportTurbat | TUK | 93 km |
| Chabahar Konarak International AirportKonarak, Iran | ZBR | 213 km |
| Dalbandin AirportDalbandin | DBA | 440 km |
| Muscat International AirportMuscat/Seeb, Oman | MCT | 466 km |
| Jinnah International AirportKarachi | KHI | 471 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 1,491 km | 2 h 20 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 1,270 km | 2 h 00 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 717 km | 1 h 20 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 5,985 km | 7 h 45 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 11,404 km | 14 h 15 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 13,427 km | 16 h 40 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 5,182 km | 6 h 45 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 7,314 km | 9 h 20 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 11,429 km | 14 h 15 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
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