Zhob Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Fort Sandeman, in Balochistan, Pakistan. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is PZH.
Key facts
- IATA code
- PZH
- ICAO code
- OPZB
- City
- Fort Sandeman
- State or region
- Balochistan
- Country
- Pakistan
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 31.3584° N, 69.4636° E
- Elevation
- 1,441 m (4,728 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,829 m (6,001 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, PZH means Zhob Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: OPZB. 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 31.3584° N, 69.4636° E. It stands 1,441 metres (4,728 feet) above sea level. The nearest large city in our data is Taunsa, about 135 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
Zhob Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 1,829 metres (6,001 feet). That suits narrow-body jets and regional aircraft. Among the 22 airports of Pakistan on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 19.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/28 | 1,829 m 6,001 ft | 30 m | Asphalt | not listed |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Dera Ghazi Khan AirportDera Ghazi Khan | DEA | 184 km |
| Khost International AirportKhost, Afghanistan | KHT | 217 km |
| Multan International AirportMultan | MUX | 227 km |
| Quetta International AirportQuetta | UET | 271 km |
| Bahawalpur AirportBahawalpur | BHV | 311 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 798 km | 1 h 30 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 1,406 km | 2 h 10 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 1,536 km | 2 h 20 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 5,989 km | 7 h 45 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 11,162 km | 13 h 55 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 12,707 km | 15 h 50 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 4,927 km | 6 h 25 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 6,400 km | 8 h 15 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 11,216 km | 14 h 00 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
Airport data: OurAirports, as downloaded on 11 November 2026. This page does not show live flights, terminals or airlines. For those, use the airport's or the airline's own site. See About and data sources.