Mansehra Airport

Mansehra Airport is an airport development project for the city of Mansehra, located in the Mansehra District, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. Mansehra is a major stop for tourists on the Karakoram Highway leading to China. It is also a major transit point to the northern areas and locations such as the Kaghan Valley, Naran, Shogran, Lake Saiful Mulook and Babusar Top. The airport is being built to boost access for local and foreign tourists to the scenic but underdeveloped region and will also serve as a gateway for the many thousands of Pakistani workers employed in the Middle East who call the region home. 

Nov-2019. Pakistan's National Assembly Standing Committee on Planning and Reform declared the Mansehra Airport development project is economically viable and directed relevant stakeholders to proceed with plans to acquire land for the development of the airport.

Oct-2018. Mansehra District Bar Association advocate Arif Tanoli reported the association plans to file a petition with the Peshawar High Court for the resumption of works to develop Mansehra Airport.

Oct-2016. Pakistan's Federal Government transferred PKR120 million (USD1.15 million) to the Mansehra district administration for land acquisition of the Mansehra Airport development project. 

Jun-2016. Pakistan’s Mansehra District Government requested the Civil Aviation Authority deposit a tentative cost for the acquisition of 750,000 acres of land for the construction of an airport in Tanawal area. Mansehra Deputy Commissioner Iqbal Hussain said the local government had acquired the land of eight villages for the airport project.

Dec-2014. Pakistan's Government commenced land acquisition for construction of a new airport serving Mansehra District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province after the Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority declared the site technically and financially feasible. The airport will be located on a 188 acre site near the village of Sawan Maira.

Oct-2014. Pakistan’s Government stated land worth PKR450 million (USD4.4 million) will be purchased for the Mansehra Airport project adding that construction work for related infrastructure has commenced. Manshera Airport would be the first airport in the Hazara Division.