Mansehra Airport
Summary
Airport typeproposed airport project
ServesMansehra district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.

Mansehra Airport is a proposed airport project in the Mansehra district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.

Background

In August 2016 the federal government allotted Rs. 5 million to buy land for the Mansehra Airport project and build the airport's essential amenities. However, in response to criticism from the Public Accounts Committee (PAC), the administration formally abandoned the initiative.[1][2][3]

The authorities chose to use Muzaffarabad airport instead of Mansehra Airport for flight operations in the North Zone, despite the fact that Mansehra Airport was supposed to improve connection and mobility for the residents of Mansehra and the surrounding areas.[4][5][6]

The airport was expected to open in March 2023 after conducting a test flight earlier in the same year.[7][8]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Govt scraps Mansehra airport project, PAC told". The Nation. June 10, 2021.
  2. ↑ Correspondent, A. (April 22, 2021). "Payment sought for Mansehra airport land". DAWN.COM.
  3. ↑ Butt, BR Web Desk | Naveed (December 3, 2019). "Mansehra airport project denotified, NA body told". Brecorder.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  4. ↑ "Govt takes important decisions for Mansehra airport". March 12, 2023.
  5. ↑ Rehman, Saeed Ur (June 11, 2022). "مانسہرہ میں جدید ترین ائر پورٹ بنانے کا فیصلہ" [Decision to build a modern airport in Mansehra]. Mashriq TV.
  6. ↑ "فنڈ کا عدم اجرا، مانسہرہ ایئر پورٹ کی تعمیر تعطل کا شکار - ایکسپریس اردو" [Non-disbursement of funds, Mansehra airport construction stalled].
  7. ↑ Uddin, Salah (March 12, 2023). "Govt takes important decisions for Mansehra airport". ARY NEWS.
  8. ↑ "وفاقی حکومت نے مانسہرہ ائیرپورٹ منصوبے سے متعلق بڑا فیصلہ سنادیا" [The federal government announced a major decision regarding the Mansehra Airport project]. 2 December 2019.

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