Editing Skardu (section)

==Transport==
[[File:PIA rendezvous-edit.jpg|thumb|[[Pakistan International Airlines]] operated one daily flight to [[Skardu Airport]] using a [[Boeing 737-300]]. It has since been replaced by an [[Airbus A320 family|Airbus A320]] and further supplemented by an [[ATR 42]] as of end-2021.<ref>{{Citation|title=Pakistan's Most Exciting Flight – Flying Over "Roof of the World"| date=8 January 2022 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SlT9AVa72XA|language=en|access-date=10 January 2022}}</ref>]]
[[File:PIA Airbus A320 at Skardu International Airport.jpg|thumb|right|A PIA Airbus A320 at Skardu Airport]]

===Road===
The normal road route into Skardu is via the [[Karakorum Highway]] and a [[Skardu Road (S1)]] into the [[Skardu Valley]] from it. Roads once linked Skardu to [[Srinagar]] and [[Leh]], though none are open for cross-[[Line of Control|LoC]] travel.

Skardu's weather can have adverse effects on transport in and out of the region, as Skardu is often snowbound during the winter months. Roads in and out of Skardu can be blocked for extended periods of time, sometimes leaving air travel as the only feasible alternative.

===Air===
On 2 December 2021, the [[Skardu International Airport]] was designated and re-inaugurated as an international airport after providing upgrades to the airport to become a tourism hub for [[Gilgit-Baltistan]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Dawn.com |date=2021-12-16 |title=PM Imran inaugurates Skardu International Airport, Jaglot-Skardu road in day-long visit |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1664155 |access-date=2022-07-30 |website=DAWN.COM |language=en}}</ref>

[[Flydubai]] has submitted a request to start international operations to and from Skardu airport, which would potentially become the first airline to start international routes from Skardu.