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Sialkot International Airport (IATA: SKT, ICAO: OPST)[1] is situated 14 km (8.7 mi) west of Sialkot in the Sialkot District of Pakistan. It is the first and only privately owned airport in Pakistan.[2] It was built by the business community of Sialkot. Before the completion of the new green field Islamabad International Airport, it also had the longest runway in Pakistan.[3]
Sialkot International Airport سیالکوٹ بین الاقوامی ہوائی اڈا | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | Sialkot International Airport Limited | ||||||||||
| Serves | Sialkot | ||||||||||
| Location | Sambrial, Sialkot-51070, Punjab | ||||||||||
| Hub for | AirSial | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 837 ft / 255 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 32°32′08″N 74°21′50″E / 32.53556°N 74.36389°E | ||||||||||
| Website | www.sial.com.pk | ||||||||||
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Approximately 1,000,000 travellers from Sialkot and adjacent areas are expected to benefit from this international airport each year.[citation needed]
History
editIn January 2019, the inaugural Pakistan International Airlines flight from Paris via Barcelona touched down in Sialkot, linking the city to Europe for the first time.[4]
Structure
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Sialkot is a major export hub of Pakistan. The airport is being upgraded to make it capable of accommodating the load of ten Boeing 747s or A340s. The airport authority is currently collaborating with a private company to develop the airport to meet international standards and already has developed a new runway so heavier aircraft can land. Additionally, a new terminal is currently under construction to deal with an increase in passengers as well as cargo imports and exports.
The airport provides services of fuel farms, aircraft ground maintenance, catering and related services through concessions to private parties.
The runway is 3,600-metres long, and 45-metres wide with 7.5-metre wide shoulders on either side corresponding to International Civil Aviation Organisation Category 4E.[5]
The link taxiway is 263-metres long, and 23-metres wide with 10.5-metre shoulders.
It has aprons for passenger and cargo, 95,000-sq metre area. It is a combination of flexible and rigid pavements and also for nose-in parking for 7 wide bodied aircraft plus 4 ATR-42 aircraft at a time.
Two passenger boarding bridges have also become operational.[6]
Airlines and destinations
edit| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Air Arabia | Sharjah |
| AirSial | Jeddah, Muscat |
| Emirates | Dubai–International |
| flydubai | Dubai–International |
| Pakistan International Airlines | Abu Dhabi, Bahrain (begins 20 January 2025),[7] Dammam, Doha (begins 21 January 2025),[7] Dubai–International, Jeddah, Kuwait City, Medina,[8] Muscat, Sharjah |
| Qatar Airways | Doha |
| SalamAir | Muscat |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Sialkot International Airport". sial.com.pk. Archived from the original on 13 May 2023. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
- ^ Shahid, Farooq Tirmizi, Ariba (9 March 2020). "Sialkot prepares for take-off". Profit by Pakistan Today. Retrieved 21 August 2024.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Sialkot International Airport". www.pakpedia.pk. 9 June 2017. Archived from the original on 6 December 2022. Retrieved 17 October 2017.
- ^ Mehdi, Abid (21 January 2019). "Sialkot airport receives first direct flight from Europe". Dawn. Retrieved 2 December 2024.
- ^ "Sialkot International Airport". Airport Technology. Archived from the original on 14 December 2022. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
- ^ pkaviation (27 January 2017). "New glass boarding airbridges operational at Sialkot international airport". Pakistan Aviation. Archived from the original on 14 December 2022. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
- ^ a b "Pakistan International Adds Sialkot – Middle East Routes in 1Q25". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 23 December 2024.
- ^ "Pakistan International Airlines NW24 International Service Changes". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
External links
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Media related to Sialkot International Airport at Wikimedia Commons- Official Website of Sialkot International Airport Limited
- Accident history for SKT at Aviation Safety Network
