The Hyderabad Airport is a defunct airport in Hyderabad, Sindh, Pakistan. It is very close to the Pakistan Army's Sindh Regimental Centre and the HDA Kohsar Housing Society. The airport has been closed to commercial traffic as of 2013.
History
Hyderabad Airport was closed to commercial traffic in 1998. However, the airport was closed again to commercial traffic in 2013 due to financial losses and other reasons. This has caused alarm over possible impact on exports from Hyderabad. == Events ==
Events
On 25 May 1998, PIA Flight 544 was hijacked in Turbat by insurgents, who ordered the pilot to fly to India. The plane was diverted and landed at the Hyderabad Airport where the final standoff between the hijackers and the security forces took place. The three hijackers were captured after military personnel stormed the aircraft. The three were sentenced to death for the hijacking and eventually executed in 2015. == See also ==