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Default Airports in Paksitan ( A to J )

ALLAMA IQBAL INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
Allama Iqbal International Airport (IATA: LHE, ICAO: OPLA) is located in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. Formerly known as Lahore International Airport, it is named after Allama Iqbal who was a major proponent for the foundation of Pakistan. The Airport has 3 terminals, the Allama Iqbal terminal, the Hajj terminal, and a cargo terminal.

Location
The airport is located about 15 kilometres from the centre of the city.

The Allama Iqbal International Complex
Recently, it has undergone a major renovation which has not only enlarged the airport, but also beautified it with the building of new terminals built to reflect the Mughal history of Lahore. Right now the airport gets an average of 75-80 flights each day, but the number of flights increases during the Hajj season and the airport handles about 3.58 million passengers per year
The brand new terminal includes many duty-free shops including restaurants, cafes, ice-cream parlours, confectionery shops, book and toy shops and a souvenir shop. There are many flat screen televisions that show live flight times in the national languages, Urdu and English. The airport has seven air-bridges that dock onto the aircraft during departures and arrivals at the terminal. The total parking spaces are 30. The airport can provide 22 parking spaces for commercial and jet aircraft.

Pakistan International Airlines is a major airline that flies out of Lahore as the flag carrier of Pakistan and uses the airport as a hub only second to Jinnah International Airport. Other Pakistani airlines that operate out of Lahore daily are Aero Asia International, Airblue, and Shaheen Air International. Soon, Safe Air and Pearl Air will be using the airport as an important hub.

The Hajj Terminal
The Hajj terminal is part of the old airport. It is used every year by Pakistan International Airlines for Hajj Operations to take the people who are going on Hajj to The Kingdom Of Saudi Arabia. However, negotiations are underway to allow the private airline to use the terminal as well.

Airlines and destinations
  • Aero Asia Airlines (Abu Dhabi, Al-Ain, Doha, Dubai, Karachi, Muscat)
  • Airblue (Dubai, Karachi)
  • Emirates (Dubai)
  • Etihad Airways (Abu Dhabi)
  • Gulf Air (Bahrain, Muscat)
  • Indian (New Delhi)
  • Kuwait Airways (Kuwait City)
  • Japan Airlines (Tokyo-Nitra) [begins 5,march, 2008]
  • Mahan Air (Tehran-Imam Khomeini)
  • Pakistan International Airlines (Abu Dhabi, Amsterdam, Athens, Bahawalpur, Bangkok, Chicago-O'Hare, Copenhagen, Dammam, Delhi, Dera Ghazi Khan, Doha, Dubai, Frankfurt, Glasgow, Houston-Intercontinental, Islamabad, Jeddah, Karachi, Kuwait City, London-Heathrow, Manchester, Mashhad, Milan-Malpensa, Multan, Muscat, New York-JFK, Oslo, Paris-Charles de Gaulle, Peshawar, Quetta, Rahim Yar Khan, Riyadh, Rome-Fiumicino, Sharjah, Sukkur, Toronto-Pearson)
  • Qatar Airways (Doha)
  • Saudi Arabian Airlines (Jeddah, Riyadh, Medina)
  • Shaheen Air International (Abu Dhabi, Al-Ain, Doha, Dubai, Karachi, Kuwait, Muscat)
  • Singapore Airlines (Singapore)
  • Thai Airways International (Bangkok)
  • Uzbekistan Airways (Tashkent)
Cargo airlines
  • Antonov Airlines
  • Askari Aviation
  • Atlas Air
  • Polet Cargo Airlines
  • DHL Cargo
  • Emirates SkyCargo
  • Lufthansa Cargo
  • Ocean Airlines
  • Pakistan International Cargo
  • Royal Airlines Cargo
  • Star Air
  • TCS Couriers
  • United Parcel Service (UPS)
Charter airlines
  • Askari Aviation (Islamabad)
  • Royal Airlines (Karachi)
  • Schon Air (Karachi)
CIP / VIP Lounge
The use of the CIP lounge is available to only first class and business class passengers travelling on most airlines arriving at the airport.

There are many banks at Allama Iqbal Airport, Lahore including:
  • Askari Commercial Bank
  • Standard Chartered Bank
  • Union Bank
  • ABN AMRO Bank
Inorder to access the CIP lounge, Passengers travelling in first and business class must be issused a card from Check-in. It costs approx. 6 dollars per passenger to gain access to the lounge.

The CIP lounge has over 20 items, television, newspapers, magazines, telephones, fax machines and free Internet.

BAHAWALPUR AIRPORT
The Bahawalpur Airport (IATA: BHV, ICAO: OPBW) is situated at 10 km from city centre of Bahawalpur, a town in lower Punjab. It is one of the less active airports in Pakistan, as it operates to cater mainly to the population of Bahawalpur, a city of (1998 pop.) 403,408 people.

A new terminal has been recently constructed. On January 21, 2007, Phase two of the Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum Airport in Bahawalpur, Pakistan has been inaugurated, according to the local WAM news agency. Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Dubai's Deputy Ruler, opened the facility and viewed the new amenities including the departures and arrivals halls.

Airlines and destinations
  • Pakistan International Airlines (Karachi, Lahore)
Passengers from other Gulf, Europe, North America and South Asia may fly into Bahawalpur Airport via Jinnah International Airport, Karachi, Islamabad International Airport, Islamabad, or Allama Iqbal International Airport, Lahore.

BANNU AIRPORT
BNP, ICAO: OPBN) is situated at 10 km away from city centre of Bannu. It is not as large as the other airports in Pakistan, as it operates to cater mainly to the population of Bannu.

Airlines and destinations
Currently, Pakistan International Airlines does not have any scheduled flights to Bannu Airpo

CHANDHAR AIRBASE
Chandhar Airbase (IATA: N/A, ICAO: OP1Y) is located at Chandhar, Punjab, Pakistan.

CHASHMA AIRPORT
Chashma Airport (IATA: N/A, ICAO: OP19) is located at Chashma, Punjab, Pakistan. Presently, no passenger airline serves this airport.

CHILAS AIRPORT
Chilas Airport (IATA: CHB, ICAO: OPCL) is located at Chilas, Northern Areas, Pakistan. Currently it is not being used by any passenger airline. The two major airports in Northern Areas are Gilgit Airport and Skardu Airport.

CHITRAL AIRPORT
Chitral Airport (IATA: CJL, ICAO: OPCH) is a small domestic airport, located at Chitral, Northwest Frontier Province, Pakistan.

Airlines and destinations
Pakistan International Airlines flies eleven weekly flights between Peshawar and Chitral. All of these flights are operated by a Fokker F27 aircraft. However, PIA will replace its fleet of Fokker F27 aircraft with the French-Italian ATR 42 in 2006.

DALBADIN AIRPORT
Dalbandin Airport (IATA: DBA, ICAO: OPDB) is a small domestic airport located at Dalbandin, Balochistan, Pakistan. There are two weekly Fokker flights of PIA to/from Karachi.

History
Dalbandin airstrip was constructed in 1935 to serve as a satellite of Samungli Air Base at Quetta. During the Second World War, it was made operationally ready by Royal Air Force to meet a possible Russian invasion through Iran. In the 1970s Dalbandin was a disused airfield. Although the airstrip is visible from high altitude, pilots making a landing approach sometimes found that the airstrip disappears, with sand dunes and sand collected on the runway obscuring it from view. Dust storms are frequent and cause delays in getting airborne.

The airfield was taken over by the Civil Aviation Administraiton [CAA] in 1985, it received a face lift, partially funded by Saudi Arabia, which provided modern navigational aids, air traffic control facilities, passenger terminals and a paved runway. There is twice a week scheduled Pakistan International Airlines service to and from Karachi. While not a military facility, this airfield is available to the Pakistan Air Force for emergency landing and recovery of aircraft during peacetime and wartime.

Currently the United States Marine Corps use Dalbandin as a base for operations into Afghanistan.

Airlines and destinations
  • Pakistan International Airlines (Karachi)
DERA GHAZI KHAN AIRPORT
Dera Ghazi Khan Airport (IATA: DEA, ICAO: OPDG) is situated 10 km away from the city centre of Dera Ghazi Khan. It is not as large as the other airports in Pakistan, as it caters mainly to the population of Dera Ghazi Khan.

Airlines and destinations
  • Pakistan International Airlines (Karachi, Lahore)
DERA ISMAIL KHAN AIRPORT
Dera Ismail Khan Airport (IATA: DSK, ICAO: OPDI) is situated 10 km away from the city centre of Dera Ismail Khan. It is not as large as the other airports in Pakistan, as it caters mainly to the population of Dera Ismail Khan.

Airlines and destinations
  • Pakistan International Airlines (Peshawar)
This airport is not operational now for past 6 years.

DHAMIAL ARMY AIRBASE
Dhamial Army Airbase (IATA: MWD, ICAO: OPQS) is an Pakistan Army airbase and is located just south of Rawalpindi, Rawalpindi District, Pakistan.

FAISALABAD INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
The Faisalabad International Airport (IATA: LYP, ICAO: OPFA) is situated 10 km away from the city centre of Faisalabad on Jhang Road. It is not as large as the other airports in Pakistan, as it operates to cater mainly to the population of Faisalabad , Jhang, Toba Tek Singh, and Sargodha.

Airlines and destinations
  • Airblue (Karachi)
  • Pakistan International Airlines (Dubai, Karachi, Multan)
Cargo Airlines
  • Star Air
  • TCS Courier
  • Emirates SkyCargo (starting 2006 - DXB)
GILGIT AIRPORT
Gilgit Airport (IATA: GIL, ICAO: OPGT) is a small domestic airport, located at Gilgit, Northern Areas, Pakistan. The city of Gilgit is one of the two major hubs for all mountaineering expeditions in the Northern Areas of Pakistan. Many tourists choose to travel to Gilgit by air since the road travel between Islamabad and Gilgit by Karakoram Highway takes nearly 24 hours, whereas the air travel takes a mere 45-50 minutes.

Flight between Islamabad and Gilgit
Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) flies 12 weekly flights between Gilgit and Islamabad and the flight is one of the most scenic flights of the world as its route passes over Nanga Parbat and the mountain's peak is higher than the aircraft's cruising altitude. These flights, however, are subject to the clearance of weather and in winters, flights are often delayed by several days.

Aircraft at Gilgit Airport
Because of the short runway at Gilgit airport that is located at the edge of a slope, even an aircraft as small as a Boeing 737 aircraft cannot land and take-off at the Gilgit Airport. Currently PIA operates Fokker F27 aircraft on the Gilgit-Islamabad route but the airline is replacing its ageing Fokker F27 fleet by the French and Italian ATR 42.

Other aircraft that operate at the airport include the military C-130 aircraft.

GAWADAR INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
Gwadar International Airport (IATA: GWD, ICAO: OPGD) is a domestic and international airport. It is located in Gwadar, Baluchistan, Pakistan. It is situated approximately 10 km from Gwadar City Centre.

About Gwadar Airport
It is not as large as the other airports in Pakistan, as it operates to cater mainly to the population of Gwadar. Pakistan International Airlines is the main airline flying out of the airport, it connects Gwadar to Karachi (8 times a week), Turbat (4 times a week) and Muscat (twice a week). Oman Air temporarily started flights between Muscat and Gwadar in the mid 1990's using ATR 42 aircraft though the service was suspended due to poor performance.

The construction of the deep sea port at Gwadar has generated a lot of economic activity in the city and other airlines are starting to take note. Airblue recently started flying between Karachi and Gwadar, it operates 14 times a week with 2 flights a day. Sharjah based Orbit Aviation has also obtained clearance from the Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) to start twice weekly flights between Sharjah and Turbat with an intermediate stop at Gwadar, these flights are expected to commence from the end of May 2006.

The Government of Pakistan anticipates Gwadar to become a regional economic hub and in preparation for this has issued a directive for the development of The new Gwadar international Airport. For this purpose the CAA has earmarked 3000 acres (12 km²) of land 26 km northeast of the existing airport. The new airport is expected to cost $250 million. It will be given international status and operate under the open skies policy. In the meantime there are plans to improve the facilities at the existing airport to facilitate the movement of wide-bodied aircraft.

Airlines and destinations
  • JS Air (Private) Limited (Gwadar)
  • Pakistan International Airlines (Karachi, Muscat, Turbat)
  • Airblue (Karachi)
  • Orbit Aviation (Sharjah)
  • Emirates (Dubai) [Starts soon)
HYDERABAD AIRPORT
Hyderabad Airport (IATA: HDD, ICAO: OPKD) is a domestic airport, located at Hyderabad, Sindh, Pakistan. Currently, there are no scheduled flights from Hyderabad.

ISLAMABAD INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
Islamabad International Airport or Chaklala Airbase (IATA: ISB, ICAO: OPRN) is located in Rawalpindi, Pakistan.

The current location of the airport is shared with the "Chaklala Airbase" of Pakistan Air Force. The new location of the Islamabad International Airport has been selected at Fateh Jang, nearly 5 kilometers from Islamabad near Fateh Jang.

The airport houses some squadrons of the Pakistan Air Force, but these squadrons do not contain fighter jets rather they are composed cargo and liaison planes.

Location
The airport is actually located outside of Islamabad, closer to the city of Rawalpindi, in an area known as Chaklala. Being the main airport for the Pakistani capital it often hosts officials and citizens from other nations.

History
As Islamabad International Airport is merged with the PAF operations, the airport hosts many military flights as well as the civilian flights. The airport is more commonly referred to Chaklala.

During 2005, when Pakistan-administered of Kashmir was stuck by the 7.6 killer earthquake, there was a major operation taking place at Islamabad International Airport. It caused a huge increase in traffic at the airport. There were many aircraft from around the world (such as Virgin Atlantic, Air-France Cargo, etc.) operating flights into Islamabad International Airport after a United Nation's call to help the people that had been affected by the killer earthquake. There were many airforce aircraft and cargo airlines regularly visiting the airport to deliver goods that had been collected by many organisations and people overseas. One of the rare sights at the airport was the arrival of the Antonov An-225 Mriya that landed at the airport after a flight from Canada and Europe.

The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) announced on January 7, 2005 the first-ever green-field airport would be built in Islamabad at a cost of $300 million. The contract signing ceremony was held at the CAA headquarters at Jinnah International Airport, Karachi. Pervez Akhtar Nawaz, (Director General CAA, Air Marshal) signed an agreement with a renowned international consultant, Louis Berger Group of USA in association with Pakistani consulting firm ECIL, to undertake project management services. While the first contract for Project Management Services is signed, the CAA is close to receiving bids and proposals from international design consultants and signature architects for design of the new airport. It is envisaged that the Design Consultants will commence their services by the end of March 2006. Soon after the mobilization of the Project Management Consultants, other processes for invitation of bids and award of construction contracts will be initiated. It is anticipated that the new facility will become operational by 2010. The new airport site is located on 3,200 acres of land, acquired by CAA in 1980’s at Pind Ranjha near Fateh Jang, some 20km from Zero-Point, Islamabad and 23 km from Saddar, Rawalpindi involving driving time of only 20-25 minutes through network of motorways and highways. The airport will be developed at par with international standards to serve as major hub for all aviation activities in the region.

Estimated to cost about $300 million, the new Airport facility, which is the first green-field airport in Pakistan, shall comprise a contemporary state-of-the-art passenger terminal building, control tower, runway with a provision of a secondary runway, taxiways, apron, cargo complex, and hangar together with all the necessary infrastructure and ancillary facilities. It would cater to the requirements of latest generation of modern passenger aircraft. The new airport will have a modular design to handle 6.5 million passengers per annum and 80,000 metric tonnes cargo per annum. Being a new airport, a significant portion of the land has been earmarked for commercial purposes such as duty-free shops, hotel and convention centre, air malls, business centre, food courts, leisure and recreational facilities. The new airport is envisaged to be a modern landmark structure symbolic to represent twenty-first century Pakistan, as it will be the diplomatic and business gateway to Pakistan through the Capital City of Islamabad. The CAA has announced that the new airport is to be named "Gandhara International Airport" after the ancient Buddhist kingdom.

The Civil Aviation Authority and the Ministry of Defence are busy in making preparations for the ceremony, the official said. President Musharraf would lay the foundation stone of the project, while Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz, elected representatives from the area and various federal ministers and senior government officials would be present on the occasion, he added.
The official said that through a letter, the Ministry of Defence has requested the Capital Development Authority (CDA) to include the area where the new airport will be situated in the capital territory and issue a notification to this effect at the earliest.

Airlines and destinations
  • Aero Asia Airlines (Abu Dhabi, Dubai, East Midlands [Start tbc], Karachi, Manchester [Start tbc])
  • Airblue (Dubai, Karachi)
  • American Airlines (New York-JFK) [Begins 7 September 2008]
  • Ariana Afghan Airlines (Kabul)
  • British Airways (London-Heathrow)
  • China Southern Airlines (Kashi, Ürümqi)
  • Emirates (Dubai)
  • Etihad Airways (Abu Dhabi)
  • Gulf Air (Bahrain, Abu Dhabi, Muscat)
  • Kuwait Airways (Kuwait)
  • Pakistan International Airlines (Abu Dhabi, Al Ain, Amsterdam, Athens, Bahawalpur, Bangkok, Beijing, Birmingham, Chicago-O'Hare, Copenhagen, Dera Ghazi Khan, Dammam, Doha, Dubai, Frankfurt, Gilgit, Glasgow, Hong Kong, Istanbul-Atatürk, Jeddah, Kabul, Karachi, Kuala Lumpur, Lahore, London-Heathrow, London-Stansted, Manchester, Milan-Malpensa, Multan, New York-JFK, Oslo, Paris-Charles de Gaulle, Peshawar, Quetta, Rahim Yar Khan, Riyadh, Saidu Sharif, Singapore, Skardu, Sukkur, Tokyo-Narita, Toronto-Pearson)
  • Qatar Airways (Doha)
  • Saudi Arabian Airlines (Jeddah, Riyadh)
  • Shaheen Air International (Abu Dhabi, Al-Ain, Doha, Dubai, Karachi, Kuwait, Muscat)
  • Thai Airways International (Bangkok)
Cargo airlines
  • Emirates SkyCargo
  • Pakistan International Cargo
  • Royal Airlines Cargo
  • Star Air
  • TCS Couriers
  • UPS
Charter airlines
  • Askari Aviation
  • Royal Airlines
Lounges
There are separate lounges for international and domestic economy passengers. The domestic and international lounges have been provided all the required facilities that include snack bars, public telephone and internet services. There are also lounges for transit passengers who may be travelling further internationally or domestically. The lounges also have designated prayer areas.

CIP / VIP Lounge
The CIP/VIP lounge can be used by first and business class passengers travelling international or domestic flights. Passengers have to be issued an airline card from the check-in staff. It costs six dollars per passenger and one hundred rupees for domestic passengers. There are also televisions, newspapers and magazines, telephones, fax and free internet. Passengers who are searching banks that have credit card facilites can use the Askari Commercial Bank.

Rawal Lounge
Islamabad International Airport handles VIP passengers who are foreign diplomats and high government military officials. Rawal lounges have been designated for use by such passengers. It provides an executive environment with all the required facilities.

JACOBABAD AIRBASE
Jacobabad Airbase (IATA: JAG, ICAO: OPJA) is located at Jacobabad, Jacobabad District, Sindh, Pakistan.

Airlines and Destinations
  • Pakistan International Airlines (Mohenjodaro)
JINNAH INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
Jinnah International Airport previously Quaid-e-Azam International Airport (IATA: KHI, ICAO: OPKC) is Pakistan's largest international and domestic airport. It is located in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan, and is also commonly known as the Jinnah Terminal. The airport is named after Muhammad Ali Jinnah.

The existing capacity allows to handle upto 30 aircrafts at one time. The facility can handle upto 12 million passengers per year. The airport is also provides primary hub for the flag carrier, Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) as well as other smaller airlines. The airport is equipped with aircraft engineering and overhauling facilities with Ispahani Hangar for wide-body aircraft.

History
During the 1940s there was a large black colored hangar (also locally known as Kala Chapra) at the site of Karachi airport, constructed for the British R101 Airship. Only three hangars were ever built in the world to dock and hangar the R101 airships. However, the R101 airship never arrived in Karachi (then part of the British Raj) as it crashed early in its journey in France. This hangar was so huge that aircraft often used it as a visual marker while attempting VFR landings at Karachi. Over the years, the hangar became known as the landmark of Karachi, until it was torn down in 1960s. The airport facilities were further expanded in 1980s to Terminal 2 and Terminal 3 respectively. The present day infrastructure of Jinnah International Complex is a result of an expansion program carried out in 1994.

Karachi was once a much busier airport. Between the 1960s and 1980s it was an online station of several major airlines of the world including British Airways, Lufthansa, Interflug, Tarom, Alitalia, JAT Yugoslavia Airlines, Aeroflot, Philippine Airlines, Nigeria Airways, Ethiopian Airlines, Egypt Air, East African Airways, Kenya Airways, Yemenia, Iran Air, Air France, Qantas, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, Pan Am, MEA, Swissair, SAS and Kuwait Airways. However, due to the emergence of Dubai's airport on the World map, increased usage of longer haul aircraft and the poor political climate of Karachi during 1990s, several airlines discontinued their service to the airport. However, in the past couple of years the dwindling numbers of airlines does seem to have stabilised somewhat and whilst there hasn't been a marked increase in the number of airlines flying to Karachi a few have either started or resumed flights e.g. Cathay Pacific and Singapore Airlines. Economic factors may be partly responsible and as the economy of Karachi and subsequently Pakistan expands there may yet be more carriers willing to return to Jinnah International.

Jinnah International Complex
It has 16 passenger gates and is able to handle 30 planes at the same time. Six million passengers use the airport annually, while the airport itself boasts a capacity of handling up to 12 million passengers in a year.

Jinnah International Airport in Karachi has always been the largest aviation facility in Pakistan. It is the primary hub of Pakistan International Airlines (PIA). All other Pakistani airlines also use Jinnah International Airport as their main hub. This includes Aero Asia International, Air Blue, Shaheen Air and the new airlines soon to be launched; Pearl Air & Safe Air.

The building is linked via connecting corridors to two satellites, each having a provision of eight passenger-loading bridges. The eastern satellite is devoted exclusively to handling international operations. The western satellite is used for domestic operations, as well as some international operations. This is achieved through a flexible arrangement of gates. The two satellites supplement the departure lounges of the Terminal Building and also provide shopping facilities and snack counters.

The Jinnah Terminal was completed in 1992 at a cost of $100 Million - at its time the most expensive civil construction project in Pakistan. NESPAK (National Engineering Services Pakistan) and Airconsult (Frankfurt, Germany) were responsible for the architecture and planning of the terminal. Sogea Construction, a French company, was the contractor. Mukhtar Husain (NESPAK) was the Chief Architect for the new terminal.

The Ispahani Hangar
Jinnah International Airport is also where the majority of PIA's maintenance network is located, although some of its maintenance work also takes place at Islamabad International Airport. There are several hangars at the airport, the largest is the Isphhani Hangar (named after a very historic person in Pakistan's history) that can accommodate two Jumbo 747s and one narrow body airliner (e.g. Boeing 737) at one time.

On 15 February 2006, the first major overhaul of a Boeing 777-200ER aircraft (known as "C" check) was done at Ispahani Hangar.

Most of the PIA aircraft are checked and regulated at the aircraft hangars in Karachi. The PIA maintenance also check other airline aircraft in Karachi such as Philippine Airlines and Turkish Airlines.

Airlines and destinations
  • Aero Asia International (Abu Dhabi, Al-Ain, Doha, Dubai, Faisalabad, Islamabad, Lahore, Multan, Muscat, Peshawar, Quetta, Sukkur)
  • Air Arabia (Sharjah)
  • Airblue (Dubai, Faisalabad, Gwadar, Islamabad, Lahore, Peshawar, Quetta)
  • Air China (Beijing, Kuwait)
  • British Airways (London-Heathrow)
  • Biman Bangladesh Airlines (Dhaka)
  • Belavia (Minisk) (seasnoal)
  • Cathay Pacific (Bangkok, Hong Kong)
  • Emirates (Dubai)
  • Eritrean Airlines (Assmara)
  • Etihad Airways (Abu Dhabi, Muscat)
  • Gulf Air (Bahrain, Muscat)
  • Iran Air (Tehran-Mehrabad)
  • Libyan Arab Airlines (Tripoli) [Future in 2009]
  • Malaysia Airlines (Kuala Lumpur)
  • Pakistan International Airlines (Abu Dhabi, Al Ain, Bahawalpur, Bahrain, Colombo, Dalbandin, Dammam, Delhi, Dera Ghazi Khan, Dhaka, Doha, Dubai, Faisalabad, Gwadar, Islamabad, Jacobabad, Jeddah, Kathmandu, Kuala Lumpur, Kuwait, Lahore, London-Heathrow, London-Stansted, Manchester, Mashhad, Milan-Malpensa, Moenjodaro, Moscow-Sheremetyevo, Multan, Mumbai, Muscat, New York-JFK, Panjgur, Pasni, Peshawar, Quetta, Rahim yar Khan, Riyadh, Singapore, Sukkur, Toronto-Pearson, Turbat)
  • Phoenix Aviation (Bishkek, Sharjah)
  • Qatar Airways (Doha)
  • Saudi Arabian Airlines (Dammam, Jeddah, Medinah, Riyadh)
  • Shaheen Air (Abu Dhabi, Al-Ain, Doha, Dubai, Islamabad, Kuwait, Lahore, Muscat, Peshawar, Quetta)
  • Singapore Airlines (Singapore)
  • SriLankan Airlines (Colombo, Mumbai)
  • Schon Air (Lahore)
  • Syrian Arab Airlines (Damascus, Dammam)
  • Thai Airways International (Bangkok, Muscat)
  • Turkish Airlines (Istanbul-Atatürk)
Cargo airlines
  • Askari Aviation
  • Atlas Air
  • Cargolux
  • Dolphin Air
  • DHL Cargo
  • Pakistan International Cargo
  • MNG Airlines
  • Phoenix Aviation
  • TCS Courier
  • Royal Airlines Cargo
  • Shaheen Air International
  • Star Air
Charter AIRLINES
  • JS Air (Private) Limited
  • Royal Airlines
  • Schon Air
VIP / CIP Lounge
The CIP/VIP Lounge can be used by all first and business class passengers on all flights out of Karachi. Passengers being issued an airline card from the Check-in can only enter the lounge. Also passengers wanting to use the lounge have to pay six dollars before entering.

There are a number of banks that passengers can use while waiting for their flight that include: Askari Commercial Bank, Standard Chartered Bank, Union Bank, and ABN AMRO Bank.

Other services include TVs for Entertainment, Newspapers and magazines, Telephones, Fax & free Internet.
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