How Many Airports In Pakistan

Airports in Pakistan are:

Jinnah International Air Port Karachi
Allama Iqbal International Airport Lahore
Benazir Bhutto International Airport Islamabad
Bacha Khan International Airport Peshawar
Faisalabad International Airport
Quetta International Airport
Sialkot International Airport

1. Jinnah International Air Port Karachi

Jinnah international airport is the Pakistan’s largest and busiest international and domestic airport. This is located in Karachi, Capital of Sindh Province. It is named after Muhammad Ali Jinnah, the founder of Pakistan. It is run by Civil Aviation Authority (CAA). The airport is equipped with aircraft engineering and overhauling facilities. In 2015-2016, 6,196,903 passengers used the airport and there were 55,461 aircraft movements.

2. Allama Iqbal International Airport Lahore

Allama Iqbal international airport is the second largest airport in Pakistan serving Lahore, capital of province of Punjab and also large portion of travelers from the Punjab. It was originally named as Lahore international airport but renamed after Allama Iqbal one of the pioneers that led to the creation of Pakistan. A total of 4,724,629 passengers travelled in 2016.

3. Benazir Bhutto International Airport Islamabad

Benazir Bhutto international airport is the third-largest airport in Pakistan, serving the capital Islamabad and its twin city Rawalpindi in the province of Punjab. Previously known as the Islamabad international Airport, it is renamed after the late Pakistani leader Benazir Bhutto on 21june 2008. The airport is located outside Islamabad, in the area of Chaklala Rawalpindi. Being the main airport for the Pakistan capital it often hosts officials and citizens from other nations. The airfield is shared with the transport and liaison squadrons of the Pakistan Air force. In 2018, the airport was shifted near Islamabad Motorways interchange, 20 km west from the zero point, Islamabad.

4. Bacha Khan International Airport Peshawar

Bacha Khan International Airport is the fourth busiest airport which was previously known as Peshawar International Airport. It is in Peshawar, the Capital City of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. A total of 1,578,319 passengers travelled in the year 2017-18 and about 7,646 metric tons cargo was handled through the Air Port. It was reconstructed and renovated in 2016 to 2018.

5. Faisalabad International Airport

Faisalabad international airport is an international airport and stand by Pakistan air force, Military base situated on Jhang road 10km south west from the city of Faisalabad in the province of Punjab. It serves the population of Faisalabad and other local cities. With the new policy agreement with the UAE it is expected that the airport will handle more traffic in future.

6. Quetta International Airport

It is located in Quetta the province of Baluchistan. The airport is also operating International flights. Average scheduled flights 1332, non- scheduled flights are 247 in a year.

7. Sialkot International Airport

Sialkot International Airport is situated 14 Km west of Sialkot in the Sialkot District of Pakistan. It has the distinctions of being the first privately owned public Airport in Pakistan and South Asia. Sialkot is a major export hub of Pakistan. The airport is being upgraded to make it compatible to carry the load of ten Boeing 747s or A340s. Read more