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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-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
Map
	SKT Location of airport in Pakistan SKT SKT (Pakistan)
Runways
Statistics (2017-18)
Passengers
Passengers	790,043
Cargo handled	7,268 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 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]

Approximately 1,000,000 travellers from Sialkot and adjacent areas are expected to benefit from this international airport each year.^{[citation needed]}

History

In 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

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

Airlines	Destinations
Air Arabia	Sharjah
AirSial	Jeddah, Muscat
Emirates	Dubai–International
flydubai	Dubai–International
Pakistan International Airlines	Abu Dhabi, Dammam, Dubai–International, Jeddah, Kuwait City, Medina,^[7] Muscat, Sharjah
Qatar Airways	Doha
SalamAir	Muscat

References

^ "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.
^ "Pakistan International Airlines NW24 International Service Changes". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 4 November 2024.