• Aircraft:

  Boeing 737-340

• Reg: AP-BCF full info | AP-BCF photos
• Serial #:

  23299

• Airline: Pakistan International Airlines (PIA)
• Photo Date: May 22, 2008
• Uploaded: Jul 23, 2008
• Skardu - OPSD, Pakistan

"Sukker" Date delights by the river After a thrilling flight around some of the highest peaks in Northern Pakistan, we land at Skardu Airport. The airport lies in the midst of the 20-mile long Skardu plain, a desert of sand dunes that shimmer with brilliance during sunny days. The airport doubles as a military base for PAF. Security is tight, had to sneak this photo from the airport bus on route to terminal. The high peaks make for a stunning background.

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Graham Dinsdale Collection AP-BCF

1,003 0 0 Boeing 737-340

Paul Denton AP-BCF

721 0 0 Boeing 737-340

Classic 737-300

Girish B AP-BCF

3,501 0 1 Boeing 737-340

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Rana Suhaib AP-BON

28,923 57 1 Airbus A320-214

Skardu is located high in the Pakistani Himalayas at 7,500ft and requires a circling approach to land

Noel Philips OPSD

16,255 24 3 Airport

The Airblue tail stands tall amongst the mountains of Skardu after completing its inaugural flight from Islamabad

Baqir Kazmi AP-EDH

1,807 4 0 Airbus A320-214

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Murtaza Sattar HZ-ASD

3,826 1 0 Airbus A320-214

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Murtaza Sattar D-ATUG

2,859 0 0 Boeing 737-8K5

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Murtaza Sattar 9M-MRG

3,978 0 0 Boeing 777-2H6(ER)