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Sialkot International Airport

سیالکوٹ بین الاقوامی ہوائی اڈا
Sialkot International Airport; سیالکوٹ بین الاقوامی ہوائی اڈا
	IATA: SKT; ICAO: OPST;
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	Sialkot International Airport Limited
Serves	Sialkot
Location	Sambrial, Sialkot Punjab
Hub for	Air Sial
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
Map
	SKT Location of airport in Pakistan
Runways
Statistics (2017-18)
Passengers
Passengers	850,918
Passenger change	Template:Increased11.62%
Aircraft movements	6,548
Cargo handled	7,052 metric tons

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Sialkot International Airport (IATA: SKT, ICAO: OPST) is situated 14 km (8.7 mi) west of Sialkot in the Sialkot District of Pakistan. It has the distinction of being the first privately owned public airport in Pakistan. Before the completion of the new green field Islamabad International Airport, it also had the longest runway in Pakistan.^[1]

Approximately 1,000,000 travellers from Sialkot and adjacent areas are expected to benefit from this international airport each year.

Structure

File:Sial.jpg

Sialkot Airport Terminal

Sialkot is a major export hub of Pakistan. The airport is being upgraded to make it compatible to carry the load of ten Boeing 747s or A340s. The airport authority is currently working with a private company to develop the airport to meet international standards. The airport has developed a new runway so heavier aircraft can land. There is a new terminal currently being built to deal with increase in passengers as well as cargo imports and exports.

Services
- Fuel farm
- Aircraft ground maintenance services
- Catering
- Other related services through concessions to private parties.
Runway;
- 3,600-metre long, 45-metre wide with 7.5-metre wide shoulders on either side corresponding to International Civil Aviation Organisation Category 4E.
Link Taxiway;
- 263-metre long, 23-metre wide with 10.5-metre shoulders.
Aprons;
- For passenger and cargo, 95,000-sq metre area. Combination of flexible and rigid pavements.
- Nose-in parking for 10 wide-bodied aircraft at a time or 8 Airbus plus 4 ATR-42 aircraft at a time.
Two boarding bridges recently became operational

Airlines and destinations

Passenger

Airlines	Destinations
Air Arabia	Sharjah
Emirates	Dubai–International
Flydubai	Dubai–International
Gulf Air	Bahrain
Pakistan International Airlines	Abu Dhabi,^[2] Dammam, Islamabad, Jeddah, Karachi, Muscat, Riyadh,Sharjah (begins Nov 20, 2018)
Princely Jets	Charter: Karachi, Jeddah
Qatar Airways	Doha
SalamAir	Muscat
SaudiGulf	Dammam

Cargo

Airlines	Destinations
Qatar Airways Cargo	Doha

Transport links

Road

Travellers by car from Sialkot reach the airport by travelling west on the Sialkot-Wazirabad Dual Carriageway, turning right at Sambrial to Airport Road and then go straight for 5 km to reach the airport. From Gujranwala, take Sialkot Road, up to Daska and then go to the Sambrial Road. After reaching Sambrial turn right and go straight on the Sialkot-Wazirabad Dual Carriageway. After crossing the Sialkot Dry Port turn left on the Airport road. People coming from Gujranwala can also reach the airport through Wazirabad by using the Sialkot-Wazirabad Dual Carriageway

Bus

The airport can be reached from Sialkot up to Sambrial by bus. After that, one has to take a taxi. There is an air-conditioned CNG bus service from the airport to Sialkot, Wazirabad, Daska, and Gujranwala.

Train

The nearest railway station is Sambrial which is 5 km (3.1 mi) from the airport and is serviced by a taxi and auto-rickshaw link.

Extension of Apron

In 2013, it was confirmed that the airport will be developed further; the apron will be extended to accommodate 12 aircraft and jet bridges will be installed, for which construction is already underway.

Extension of the apron enabled the airport to accommodate more aircraft. The project was started on 2 October 2010 and was completed on 30 November 2011, incurring a total cost of PKR 180 million as quoted by the contractor of the project.The construction project was awarded to Habib Construction Services which is one of the largest construction companies of Pakistan and has worked on several other mega projects previously.

Extension Statistics

Location	Sialkot
Construction Cost	PKR 180 Million
Client	SIAL
Consultant	Nespak
Contractor	Habib Construction Services Limited

References

^ "Sialkot International Airport". sial.com.pk. Retrieved 17 October 2017.
^ PIA adds new Middle East routings

External links

[1] "Sialkot International Airport". sial.com.pk. Retrieved 17 October 2017.

[2] PIA adds new Middle East routings

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 Approximately 1,000,000 travellers from Sialkot and adjacent areas are expected to benefit from this [[international airport]] each year.
-Sialkot international airport is slated to be the hub for the newly established [[Air Sial|AirSial]] airline with air operations beginning in December 2017<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.samaa.tv/economy/2016/04/air-sial-to-start-operations-by-year-end/|title=Air Sial to start operations by year-end - Samaa TV|website=www.samaa.tv|language=en-US|access-date=2018-02-08}}</ref>. It commenced Domestic and International operations on 30 November 2007.
-Sial Air=Karachi,Islamabad,Lahore
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