Airports / Pakistan / KDU
Skardu International Airport
OPSD / KDUSkardu, PakistanELEV 7,316 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
68 nm
To the nearest alternate
Gilgit Airport (GIL).
Overview
Located in Skardu, Pakistan, Skardu International Airport (OPSD / KDU) operates as a large commercial airport. Field elevation is 7,316 feet above sea level. Scheduled carriers operate here, and the field also sees regular private and charter activity.
While no charter operators list KDU as their home base, the field is reachable for repositioned charter aircraft from nearby bases. The closest alternate fields are Gilgit Airport (GIL, 68 nm), Sheikh ul Alam International Airport (SXR, 89 nm), and Leh Kushok Bakula Rimpochee Airport (IXL, 123 nm).
Trip costs from KDU 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 KDU to plan your flight.
Field capability
ICAO
OPSD
IATA
KDU
FAA / Local
OPSD
Elevation
7,316 ft
Coordinates
35.3387° N · 75.5386° 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 7,316 ft, KDU sits higher than 97% 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.
- 68nmGILGilgit AirportGilgit
- 89nmSXRSheikh ul Alam International AirportSrinagar
- 123nmIXLLeh Kushok Bakula Rimpochee AirportLeh
- 124nmRAZRawalakot AirportRawalakot
- 140nmHQLTashikuergan Hongqilafu AirportTashikuergan
- 148nmVIUXUdhampur Air Force StationUdhampur
Location
Open the full mapOPSD · Skardu International Airport · Skardu, Pakistan