This article lists the civil airports, some joint with military airbases and small airports in Pakistan. There are an estimated 151 airfields in Pakistan.[1] Major international airports are situated in Karachi, Islamabad and Lahore. Other international airports are situated in Peshawar, Multan, Sialkot, Faisalabad, Quetta, Rahim Yar Khan, Turbat, Gwadar, D.G.Khan, Tharparkar, Sukkur and Skardu .
Civil airports in Pakistan are operated by the Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority, with the exception of Sialkot International Airport, which is the first privately owned airport in Pakistan and South Asia, open to domestic and international civil aviation. It is owned and operated by the Sialkot Chamber of Commerce & Industry.
Military airbases are generally operated by the Pakistan Air Force, the exceptions being Dhamial Army Aviation Airbase in Rawalpindi and Tarbela Army Aviation Airbase which are operated by the Pakistan Army.
Gallery
- Islamabad International Airport Terminal
- Faisalabad International Airport Terminal
- Underconstruction Gwadar International Airport
- A former PIA Boeing 737-300 at Skardu International Airport
Civilian list
Names shown in bold indicate the airport has scheduled service on commercial airlines.
Military list
List of military airbases.
City | ICAO | IATA | Airport name | Former usage | Coordinates | Current status |
Sahiwal | OPRN | Sahiwal | OPSX | SWN | Sahiwal Airport |
Major traffic flows by airport
See also
- Dry ports, sea ports and railway stations in Pakistan
- Air Bases of Pakistan Air Force
- Airlines of Pakistan
- Transport in Pakistan
- List of airports by ICAO code: O#OP – Pakistan
- Wikipedia: Airline destination lists: Asia#Pakistan
References
- ↑ World Factbook, Central Intelligence Agency. "Field Listing – Airports". Retrieved 2006-07-21.
- "ICAO Location Indicators by State" (PDF). International Civil Aviation Organization. 2006-01-12.
- "UN Location Codes: Pakistan includes IATA codes". UN/LOCODE 2006-2. UNECE. 2007-04-30.
- Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority
- List of aerodromes & heliports in Pakistan, with links extracts of AIP Pakistan 6th edition (1999-12-26)
External links
- Lists of airports in Pakistan: