List of the busiest airports in Pakistan

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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 2024 - June 2025. The table is presented in chronological order, starting from the latest ended fiscal year. The number of total passengers for an airport is measured in persons and includes any passenger that arrives at, departs from or is on a transit from that airport. The results were collected by the Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority. [1]

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Statistics

Rank (2024/2025)AirportCityIATA CodeTotal Passengers 2024/2025Total Passengers 2023/2024Total Passengers 2022/2023Total Passengers 2021/2022Total Passengers 2020/2021Total Passengers 2019/2020Total Passengers 2018/2019Total Passengers 2017/2018Total Passengers 2016/2017Total Passengers 2015/2016
1 Islamabad International Airport Islamabad-Rawalpindi ISB6,804,4396,173,4215,675,2714,751,4513,271,1674,027,9185,427,610813,103*N/AN/A
2 Jinnah International Airport Karachi KHI6,711,1316,460,5475,883,2915,165,9043,366,5094,381,9496,802,1217,267,0266,913,4796,614,461
3 Allama Iqbal International Airport Lahore LHE6,048,5415,420,2135,104,7103,695,9602,338,9633,445,0844,723,3955,055,2325,019,8404,907,432
4 Multan International Airport Multan MUX1,386,9731,452,1761,225,334765,635432,107842,9571,182,9251,348,0651,198,767935,312
5 Bacha Khan International Airport Peshawar PEW1,161,0631,269,1201,341,5771,066,513640,5361,059,8281,403,6171,580,2341,602,1581,449,927
6 Sialkot International Airport Sialkot SKT939,8991,044,747871,136680,489303,744653,677841,477908,407871,714718,128
7 Quetta International Airport Quetta UET535,065426,903359,192360,275304,280359,150444,610441,020411,518405,829
8 Faisalabad International Airport Faisalabad LYP417,203426,905427,584295,141131,356350,258526,459555,938499,443309,705
9 Skardu International Airport Skardu KDU179,454146,449104,735127,12486,18750,19649,18060,87159,27143,377
10 Gilgit Airport Gilgit GIL31,23035,55040,90564,76747,55443,94245,13738,17943,69642,629
11 Sukkur Airport Sukkur SKZ23,66228,04136,74238,91819,87270,33093,592114,081107,575102,122
12 Turbat Airport Turbat TUK9,68712,22022,95834,85816,92533,19244,62754,53450,19151,871
13 Gwadar International Airport Gwadar GWD8,9917,04512,79516,34310,67217,94126,07833,98429,04819,253
14 Mai Bakhtawar International Airport Islamkot ZZ13,2122,8912,405N/AN/AN/A258117N/AN/A
15 Sui Airport Sui SUL2,0532,0921,0042,4251,9072,155282N/A326N/A
16 Juzzak Airstrip Juzzak JZK1,9342,4621,104553N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
17 Chitral Airport Chitral CJL3643766513,3372,1571,6745,4988,46714,09710,129
18 Zamzama Airstrip Dadu ZIZ34N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A1949482,483
19 Sheikh Zayed International Airport Rahim Yar Khan RYK02,0047,2045,6171,74836,29953,97087,34196,15286,483
20 Bahawalpur Airport Bahawalpur BHV01,5685,9935,47964613,61123,88234,49231,18436,745

*NOTE: Islamabad International Airport opened in 2018 and replaced Benazir Bhutto International Airport, which served as the primary international airport of Islamabad from 1930 to 2018. Hence, statistics for Islamabad International Airport before 2018 are not available.

See also

References

  1. "Statistical Information of CAA Pakistan". Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority (PCAA).