Saidu Sharif Airport Runway to be Extended/Upgraded for Jet Flights

[Abbas Ali]

Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) invites proposal for consultancy services for planning, design and construction supervision of extension/upgradation of runway and allied facilities at Saidu Sharif Airport

Request for proposals in August 14 newspaper:



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[Abbas Ali]

Saidu Sharif Airport runway will be extended/upgraded to make it capable of handling jetliner flights.

Presently, Saidu Sharif Airport runway is capable of handling turboprop aircraft.


A PIA ATR 42 turboprop aircraft seen at Saidu Sharif Airport in March 2021.

Abbas

[TAILWIND]

Why the obsession of flying jet aircraft everywhere?

[Tuti Fruiti]

It seems that number of airports will soon exceed the number of airplanes Pakistani carriers have in total. They are upgrading runways and airports but still large amount of population dont have proper access to flights from point A to point B. Less than 50 airplanes of all carriers combined for a country of 22 crore and size equal to that of Turkey.

[Pakistan-1]

So this just confirms that the ATRs will be phased out for regional jets.

[Abbas Ali]

Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) auction notice for dismantling and removal of existing perimeter fence of barbed wires and RCC posts of around 20,000 RFT at Saidu Sharif Airport.

In July 2 newspaper:



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