Pakistan has a total of 152 airports, with three major airports located in Karachi, Islamabad, and Lahore. Additionally, there are six medium airports situated in Peshawar, Multan, Sialkot, Faisalabad, Quetta, and Sukkur, with the remaining airports classified as smaller airports.
Civil airports in Pakistan are operated by the Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority, with the exception of Sialkot International Airport, which is the first privately owned airport in Pakistan and South Asia, open to domestic and international civil aviation. It is owned and operated by the Sialkot Chamber of Commerce & Industry.
Military airbases are generally operated by the Pakistan Air Force, the exceptions being Dhamial Army Aviation Airbase in Rawalpindi and Tarbela Army Aviation Airbase which are operated by the Pakistan Army.
Names shown in bold indicate the airport has scheduled service on commercial airlines.
List of military airbases.
City | ICAO | IATA | Airport name | Usage | Coordinates | |
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Chandhar | Chandhar Air Force Base | Military | ||||
Gujranwala | Pakistan Military Airfield Rahwali | Military | 32°14'27.0"N 74°07'58.6"E | |||
Jacobabad | OPJA | JAG | PAF Base Shahbaz | Military | ||
Jhelum | Gurha Salim Airport | Military | ||||
Kamra, Attock | OPMS | PAF Base Minhas (Kamra Air Base) | Military | |||
Karachi | OPSF | PAF Base Faisal | Military | |||
Karachi | OPMR | PAF Base Masroor (Karachi Air Base) | Military | |||
Kohat | OPKT | OHT | PAF Base Kohat | Military | ||
Mianwali | OPMI | MWD | PAF Base M.M. Alam | Military | ||
Murid | PAF Base Murid | Military | ||||
Peshawar | PAF Base Peshawar | Military | ||||
Rawalpindi | OPRN | PAF Base Nur Khan | Military/civil | |||
Rawalpindi | OPQS | Dhamial Army Airbase | Military | |||
Quetta | PAF Base Samungli | Military | ||||
Risalpur | OPRS | PAF Academy | Military | |||
Sargodha | OPSR | SGI | PAF Base Mushaf (Sargodha Air Base) | Military | ||
Shorkot | OPRQ | PAF Base Rafiqui (Shorkot Air Base) | Military | |||
Sialkot | OPST | Pakistan Military Sialkot Cantonment Airport | Military | 33°34'14.0"N 71°26'22.0"E | ||
Washuk District | Shamsi Airfield (Bhandari Airstrip) | Military | 27°51′0″N 65°10′0″E | |||
Jamshoro District | none | none | PAF Base Bholari(Noriabad Air Base) | Military | 25°14′35″N 68°02′11″E | |
Karachi | NVCOM | OPSF | PNS Mehran | Military – Naval Air Station | 24°52′22″N 67°06′35″E | |
NVCOM | None | |||||
NVCOM | None | PNS Siddique | Military – Naval Air Station |
ICAO | IATA | Airport name | Former usage | Coordinates | Current status | ||
Sahiwal | OPRN | Sahiwal | OPSX | SWN | Sahiwal Airport |