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| city-served = [[Dera Ismail Khan]]-29050, [[Khyber Pakhtunkhwa|Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa]]

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The '''Dera Ismail Khan Airport''' or '''D. I. Khan Airport''' {{Airport codes|DSK|OPDI}} is situated at 10 &nbsp;km away from the city centre of [[Dera Ismail Khan]]., Ita is[[city]] notin as[[Khyber largePakhtunkhwa]] asprovince of [[Pakistan]]. This is the otheronly airportsairport, inbesides [[PakistanBannu Airport]], asthat itprovide operatesaerial toconnections cater mainly tofor the populationsouthern districts of DeraKhyber IsmailPakhtunkhwa Khanwith other parts of the country. The airport operations have remained suspended for a long time for various reasons.

== History ==

==Airlines and destinations==

Dera Ismail Khan airport was closed following the start of the Afghan-US war in 2001 for unspecified reasons. After six years, a plan to reopen the airport was made when a delegation from the district visited [[Islamabad]]. The reopening was stated to cost around Rs 4 million, which was spent on repairing the runway and the renovation and repair of the terminal building. [[Pakistan International Airlines]] (PIA) was the sole operator at the airport, providing feeder services between [[Peshawar]], [[Zhob]], [[Multan]], [[Lahore]] and [[Islamabad]] using [[Fokker]] F-27 aircraft.<ref>[http://www.dawn.com/2008/10/19/index.htm Re-opening plans of Dera Ismail Khan initialised]</ref> With the reopening plans, the CAA decided to upgrade the airport which would eventually facilitate the initiation of international flights for the people of the area working abroad and the business community.<ref name="app.com.pk">{{Cite web |url=http://www.app.com.pk/en_/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=48976&Itemid=2 |title=Govt. chalks out comprehensive plan for transportation |access-date=2008-10-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303231307/http://www.app.com.pk/en_/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=48976&Itemid=2 |archive-date=2016-03-03 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

The first flight was expected to be launched on 27 October 2008 on the sector Quetta - Zhob - Dera Ismail Khan - Peshawar - Islamabad.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.jang.com.pk/jang/oct2008-daily/19-10-2008/update.htm#45 |title=Jang News Updates: Post 45 First flight from DIK after six years |access-date=2008-10-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081020221851/http://www.jang.com.pk/jang/oct2008-daily/19-10-2008/update.htm#45 |archive-date=2008-10-20 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

[[Pakistan International Airlines]] connects [[Dera Ismail Khan]] with [[Peshawar]]. Passengers from other cities may fly into [[Dera Ismail Khan]] via [[Peshawar]]. [http://www.piac.com.pk/destination/destination_domestic.asp]

However, the efforts to operationalise the airport have taken many years. In mid-2022, the Senate Standing Committee on Aviation was still considering matters related to the revival of the Dera Ismail Khan Airport. The committee was briefed that ‘large flights’ could not land on the airport’s runway, which was especially designed for ATR planes. The body urged the government to ensure that it served the people of Pakistan and “reviving this airport will be a huge service to them”.<ref>{{Cite news |date=8 June 2022 |title="Senate body discusses revival of DI Khan Airport" |work=Associate Press of Pakistan (APP) |url=https://www.app.com.pk/national/senate-body-discusses-revival-of-di-khan-airport/}}</ref>

== Structure ==

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Dera Ismail Khan airport is not as large as most of the other airports in [[Pakistan]], as it caters mainly to the population of Dera Ismail Khan. The airport runway is only suitable for smaller aircraft such as Fokker, Embraer, and ATR. The airport is currently not able to handle larger aircraft such as Boeing and Airbus. There is currently one runway denoted 12 and 30.

It is near Chashma Road. Chashma Road starts from Sheikh Yousuf Chowk towards Kokar, Paharpur, and Bilot Sharif and approximately 80 kilometres to Chashma Atomic Plant near Mianwali.

== Airlines and destinations ==

There are currently no airlines serving the airport.

== See also ==

* [[AirportsList of airports in Pakistan]]

* [[Airlines of Pakistan]]

* [[Transport in Pakistan]]

* [[Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority|Civil Aviation Authority of Pakistan]]

==References==

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==External links==

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[[Category:Airports in PakistanKhyber Pakhtunkhwa]]

[[Category:Dera Ismail Khan District]]

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