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Sialkot International Airport

سیالکوٹ بین الاقوامی ہوائی اڈا
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Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorSialkot International Airport Limited
ServesSialkot
LocationSambrial, Sialkot, Punjab
Hub forAirSial
Elevation AMSL837 ft / 255 m
Coordinates32°32′08″N 74°21′50″E / 32.53556°N 74.36389°E / 32.53556; 74.36389
Websitewww.sial.com.pk
Map
SKT is located in Pakistan
SKT
SKT
Location of airport in Pakistan
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
04/22 11,811 3,600 Asphalt
Statistics (2017-18)
Passengers790,043
Cargo handled7,268 metric tons

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 has the distinction of being the first privately owned airport in Pakistan. 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.[2]

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

Structure

Sialkot Airport Apron

Sialkot is a major export hub of Pakistan.[3] 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 an increase in passengers as well as cargo imports and exports.

The airport provides services of fuel farms, aircraft ground maintenance services, catering and other 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.[4]

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.[5]

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Air Arabia Sharjah
AirSial Karachi
Emirates Dubai–International
flydubai Dubai–International
Gulf Air Bahrain
Neos Seasonal charter: Milan-Malpensa, Rome[6]
Pakistan International Airlines Abu Dhabi, Al Ain,[7] Dammam, Dubai–International, Islamabad, Jeddah, Karachi, Kuwait City, Medina, Muscat, Riyadh, Salalah,[7] Sharjah, Skardu
Qatar Airways Doha
SalamAir Muscat
SaudiGulf AirlinesDammam

Cargo

AirlinesDestinations
Qatar Airways Cargo Doha

See also

References

  1. ^ "Sialkot International Airport". sial.com.pk.
  2. ^ "Sialkot International Airport". www.pakpedia.pk. 9 June 2017. Retrieved 17 October 2017.
  3. ^ "Sialkot International Airport (SIAL): Location, Features, & More | Zameen Blog". A blog about real estate, lifestyle and tourism in Pakistan | Zameen Blog. 10 June 2020. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
  4. ^ "Sialkot International Airport". Airport Technology. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
  5. ^ pkaviation (27 January 2017). "New glass boarding airbridges operational at Sialkot international airport". Pakistan Aviation. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
  6. ^ "Neos Adds Pakistan Scheduled Charters in NW22".
  7. ^ a b Liu, Jim (17 October 2022). "PAKISTAN INTERNATIONAL PLANS NW22 SIALKOT – MIDDLE EAST ROUTES ADDITION". aeroroutes.com.
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