This page lists the civil airports, some joint with military airbases and small airports in Pakistan. There are an estimated 139 airfields in Pakistan.[1] Major international airports are situated in Karachi, Lahore, Faisalabad, Bahawalpur airport (built by Dubai Civil Aviation Department), Multan, D.G.Khan, Peshawar, Quetta, Rahim Yar Khan, Sialkot, Turbat, Rawalpindi and new air port of capital of Pakistan, Islamabad.
Civil airports in Pakistan are operated by the Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority, with the exception of Sialkot International Airport, which is the first private 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.
Names shown in bold indicate the airport has scheduled service on commercial airlines.
The following table provides details of the major traffic flows (by airport) in Pakistan in terms of passenger numbers, aircraft movements, cargo as well as mail during the year 2015-2016. The results were collected by the Civil Aviation Authority of Pakistan.[2]
Airport | Aircraft movements (Number) | Passengers (Intl & Domestic) | Cargo handled (M. Tons) | Mail handled (M. Tons) |
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Jinnah International Airport - Karachi | 55,461 | 6,196,903 | 187,171 | 13,216 |
Benazir Bhutto International Airport - Islamabad | 39,676 | 4,767,860 | 53,020 | 415 |
Allama Iqbal International Airport - Lahore | 34,934 | 4,724,694 | 81,148 | 239 |
Multan International Airport - Multan | 29,102 | 904,865 | 1,425 | 1 |
Bacha Khan International Airport - Peshawar | 10,079 | 1,350,121 | 9,034 | 1 |
Sialkot International Airport - Sialkot | 6,263 | 666,979 | 5,794 | 0 |
Faisalabad International Airport - Faisalabad | 11,276 | 186,089 | 59 | 0 |
Quetta International Airport - Quetta | 3,375 | 360,088 | 696 | 1 |
Gwadar International Airport - Gwadar | 729 | 19,253 | 10 | 0 |
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