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 2021 - June 2022. 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] [2] [3] [4] [5]

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Statistics

Rank (2021/2022)AirportCityIATA CodeTotal Passengers 2021/2022Total Passengers 2020/2021Total Passengers 2019/2020Total Passengers 2018/2019Total Passengers 2017/2018Total Passengers 2016/2017Total Passengers 2015/2016
1 Jinnah International Airport Karachi KHI5,165,9043,366,5094,381,9496,802,1217,267,0266,913,4796,614,461
2 Islamabad International Airport Islamabad-Rawalpindi ISB4,751,4513,271,1674,027,9185,427,610813,103*N/AN/A
3 Allama Iqbal International Airport Lahore LHE3,695,9602,338,9633,445,0844,723,3955,055,2325,019,8404,907,432
4 Bacha Khan International Airport Peshawar PEW1,066,513640,5361,059,8281,403,6171,580,2341,602,1581,449,927
5 Multan International Airport Multan MUX765,635432,107842,9571,182,9251,348,0651,198,767935,312
6 Sialkot International Airport Sialkot SKT680,489303,744653,677841,477908,407871,714718,128
7 Quetta International Airport Quetta UET360,275304,280359,150444,610441,020411,518405,829
8 Faisalabad International Airport Faisalabad LYP295,141131,356350,258526,459555,938499,443309,705
9 Skardu International Airport Skardu KDU127,12486,18750,19649,18060,87159,27143,377
10 Gilgit Airport Gilgit GIL64,76747,55443,94245,13738,17943,69642,629
11 Sukkur Airport Sukkur SKZ38,91819,87270,33093,592114,081107,575102,122
12 Turbat Airport Turbat TUK34,85816,92533,19244,62754,53450,19151,871
13 Gwadar International Airport Gwadar GWD16,34310,67217,94126,07833,98429,04819,253
14 Sheikh Zayed International Airport Rahim Yar Khan RYK5,6171,74836,29953,97087,34196,15286,483
15 Bahawalpur Airport Bahawalpur BHV5,47964613,61123,88234,49231,18436,745

*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.

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