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Karachi ACC is also part of the Bobcat Air Traffic Flow Management program, which helps to optimize traffic flow through Kabul FIR. Due to lower navigation and surveillance capabilities, and limited ATS provision capabilities, Kabul FIR often becomes very congested airspace with limited number of operating routes and flight levels.
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 airline has its head office on the grounds of Jinnah International Airport in Karachi. [1] [2] Its main bases are Karachi, Lahore and Islamabad/Rawalpindi. Pakistan International Airlines was set up on 1 March 1955, after Orient Airways merged with the government's proposed new airline.
Pakistan Military Sialkot Cantonment Airport Military 33°34'14.0"N 71°26'22.0"E Washuk District: Balochistan Shamsi Airfield (Bhandari Airstrip) Military 27°51′0″N 65°10′0″E Jamshoro District: Sindh none none PAF Base Bholari(Noriabad Air Base) Military 25°14′35″N 68°02′11″E: Karachi Sindh NVCOM OPSF PNS Mehran
Lahore ACC is also part of the Bobcat Air Traffic Flow Management program, which helps to optimize traffic flow through Kabul FIR. Due to lower navigation and surveillance capabilities, and limited ATS provision capabilities, Kabul FIR often becomes very congested airspace with limited number of operating routes and flight levels.
Today, the new Jinnah Terminal handles both domestic and international flights, whereas Terminal 2 is now dedicated to Hajj operations. Terminal 1 (the original airport) is now the HQ of Pakistan's Civil Aviation Authority and Terminal 3 is dedicated to commercial offices. [8]
Originally known as Lahore International Airport, it was renamed after the visionary poet and philosopher Dr. Allama Iqbal, one of the pioneers that led to the creation of Pakistan. The airport has three terminals: the Allama Iqbal terminal, the Hajj terminal and a cargo terminal. The airport is about 15 km from the centre of the city. [2]
On 22 May 2020, Flight 8303, operated by an Airbus A320, AP-BLD crashed while on final approach to Jinnah International Airport, Karachi, arriving from Lahore. According to CAA sources, PIA Airbus A320 from Lahore was about to land in Karachi when it crashed at the Jinnah Garden area near Model Colony in Malir. CAA sources said that its ...