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 2023 - June 2024. 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 (2023/2024)AirportCityIATA CodeTotal 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 Jinnah International Airport Karachi KHI6,460,5475,883,2915,165,9043,366,5094,381,9496,802,1217,267,0266,913,4796,614,461
2 Islamabad International Airport Islamabad-Rawalpindi ISB6,173,4215,675,2714,751,4513,271,1674,027,9185,427,610813,103*N/AN/A
3 Allama Iqbal International Airport Lahore LHE5,420,2135,104,7103,695,9602,338,9633,445,0844,723,3955,055,2325,019,8404,907,432
4 Multan International Airport Multan MUX1,452,1761,225,334765,635432,107842,9571,182,9251,348,0651,198,767935,312
5 Bacha Khan International Airport Peshawar PEW1,269,1201,341,5771,066,513640,5361,059,8281,403,6171,580,2341,602,1581,449,927
6 Sialkot International Airport Sialkot SKT1,044,747871,136680,489303,744653,677841,477908,407871,714718,128
7 Faisalabad International Airport Faisalabad LYP426,905427,584295,141131,356350,258526,459555,938499,443309,705
8 Quetta International Airport Quetta UET426,903359,192360,275304,280359,150444,610441,020411,518405,829
9 Skardu International Airport Skardu KDU146,449104,735127,12486,18750,19649,18060,87159,27143,377
10 Gilgit Airport Gilgit GIL35,55040,90564,76747,55443,94245,13738,17943,69642,629
11 Sukkur Airport Sukkur SKZ28,04136,74238,91819,87270,33093,592114,081107,575102,122
12 Turbat Airport Turbat TUK12,22022,95834,85816,92533,19244,62754,53450,19151,871
13 Gwadar International Airport Gwadar GWD7,04512,79516,34310,67217,94126,07833,98429,04819,253
14 Mai Bakhtawar International Airport Islamkot ZZ12,8912,405N/AN/AN/A258117N/AN/A
15 Juzzak Airstrip Juzzak JZK2,4621,104553N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
16 Sui Airport Sui SUL2,0921,0042,4251,9072,155282N/A326N/A
17 Sheikh Zayed International Airport Rahim Yar Khan RYK2,0047,2045,6171,74836,29953,97087,34196,15286,483
18 Bahawalpur Airport Bahawalpur BHV1,5685,9935,47964613,61123,88234,49231,18436,745
19 Chitral Airport Chitral CJL3766513,3372,1571,6745,4988,46714,09710,129
20 D. I. Khan Airport Dera Ismail Khan DSK94169N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A61

*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).