The following table provides details of the busiest airports in Pakistan in terms of total passenger numbers, including both international and domestic passengers, from the fiscal year July 2015 - June 2016 to the fiscal year July 2021 - June 2022. The table is presented in chronological order, starting from the latest ended fiscal year. The number of total passengers for an airport is measured in persons and includes any passenger that arrives at, departs from or is on a transit from that airport. The results were collected by the Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority.[1][2][3][4][5]

Statistics

Rank (2021/2022) Airport City IATA Code Total Passengers 2021/2022 Total Passengers 2020/2021 Total Passengers 2019/2020 Total Passengers 2018/2019 Total Passengers 2017/2018 Total Passengers 2016/2017 Total Passengers 2015/2016
1 Jinnah International Airport Karachi KHI 5,165,904 3,366,509 4,381,949 6,802,121 7,267,026 6,913,479 6,614,461
2 Islamabad International Airport Islamabad-Rawalpindi ISB 4,751,451 3,271,167 4,027,918 5,427,610 813,103* N/A N/A
3 Allama Iqbal International Airport Lahore LHE 3,695,960 2,338,963 3,445,084 4,723,395 5,055,232 5,019,840 4,907,432
4 Bacha Khan International Airport Peshawar PEW 1,066,513 640,536 1,059,828 1,403,617 1,580,234 1,602,158 1,449,927
5 Multan International Airport Multan MUX 765,635 432,107 842,957 1,182,925 1,348,065 1,198,767 935,312
6 Sialkot International Airport Sialkot SKT 680,489 303,744 653,677 841,477 908,407 871,714 718,128
7 Quetta International Airport Quetta UET 360,275 304,280 359,150 444,610 441,020 411,518 405,829
8 Faisalabad International Airport Faisalabad LYP 295,141 131,356 350,258 526,459 555,938 499,443 309,705
9 Skardu International Airport Skardu KDU 127,124 86,187 50,196 49,180 60,871 59,271 43,377
10 Gilgit Airport Gilgit GIL 64,767 47,554 43,942 45,137 38,179 43,696 42,629
11 Sukkur Airport Sukkur SKZ 38,918 19,872 70,330 93,592 114,081 107,575 102,122
12 Turbat Airport Turbat TUK 34,858 16,925 33,192 44,627 54,534 50,191 51,871
13 Gwadar International Airport Gwadar GWD 16,343 10,672 17,941 26,078 33,984 29,048 19,253
14 Sheikh Zayed International Airport Rahim Yar Khan RYK 5,617 1,748 36,299 53,970 87,341 96,152 86,483
15 Bahawalpur Airport Bahawalpur BHV 5,479 646 13,611 23,882 34,492 31,184 36,745

*NOTE: Islamabad International Airport opened in 2018 and replaced Benazir Bhutto International Airport, which served as the primary international airport of Islamabad from 1930 to 2018. Hence, statistics for Islamabad International Airport before 2018 are not available.

References

  1. ^ "Statistical Information of CAA Pakistan". Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority (PCAA). 15 May 2023. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
  2. ^ "Largest airports and airlines in Pakistan". Worlddata.info. Retrieved 2023-06-25.
  3. ^ "How Many Airport in Pakistan?". www.airportsindia.org.in. Retrieved 2023-06-25.
  4. ^ "List of airports in Pakistan | airports-list.com". airports-list.com. Retrieved 2023-06-25.
  5. ^ "Airports in Pakistan". Traveler Trails. Retrieved 2023-06-25.
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