Airports / Pakistan / UET
Quetta International Airport
OPQT / UETQuetta, PakistanELEV 5,267 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
94 nm
To the nearest alternate
Ahmad Shah Baba International Airport (KDH).
Overview
Quetta International Airport (OPQT / UET) is a large commercial airport serving Quetta, Pakistan. Field elevation is 5,267 feet above sea level. Scheduled carriers operate here, and the field also sees regular private and charter activity.
While no charter operators list UET as their home base, the field is reachable for repositioned charter aircraft from nearby bases. The closest alternate fields are Ahmad Shah Baba International Airport (KDH, 94 nm), Shahbaz Air Base (JAG, 142 nm), and Zhob Airport (PZH, 146 nm).
Trip costs from UET are driven by the aircraft category flown and how far it must reposition. Browse operators flying from the area or estimate a trip cost from UET to plan your flight.
Field capability
ICAO
OPQT
IATA
UET
FAA / Local
OPQT
Elevation
5,267 ft
Coordinates
30.2514° N · 66.9378° E
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Large
Scheduled svc
Yes
Elevation vs Pakistan fields
state range 29–7,316 ft
At 5,267 ft, UET sits higher than 92% of the 39 Pakistan fields on the register — a high-elevation field where density altitude can trim aircraft performance on warm days.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 94nmKDHAhmad Shah Baba International AirportKandahar
- 142nmJAGShahbaz Air BaseJacobabad
- 146nmPZHZhob AirportFort Sandeman
- 152nmSULSui AirportSui
- 172nmOP12Shamsi AirfieldWashuk
- 180nmSKZBegum Nusrat Bhutto International Airport SukkurSukkur
Location
Open the full mapOPQT · Quetta International Airport · Quetta, Pakistan