List of Pakistan International Airlines destinations explained

Pakistan International Airlines Corporation, commonly known as Pakistan International Airlines or PIA, is the flag carrier airline of Pakistan. The airline, with its head office on the grounds of Jinnah International Airport in Karachi.[1] [2] Its main bases are Karachi, Lahore and Islamabad/Rawalpindi.

Pakistan International Airlines was set up on 1 March 1955, after Orient Airways merged with the government's proposed new airline. During the same year the airline opened its first international service, from Karachi to Heathrow Airport via Cairo International Airport and Leonardo da Vinci–Fiumicino Airport in Fiumicino, Italy, using three newly acquired Lockheed L-1049C Super Constellations. The DC-3s continued operating the domestic services in Pakistan. In May 1956, PIA ordered two further Super Lockheed Constellations of the latest L-1049H version and five Vickers Viscount 815.

PIA operated to 19 domestic and 23 international destinations in 14 countries across Asia, Europe and North America as of June 2020.[3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]

List

Country (province)CityAirportNotesRefs
AfghanistanKabulKabul International Airport
KandaharKandahar International Airport[9] [10]
AlbaniaTiranaTirana International Airport Nënë Tereza
AustriaViennaVienna International Airport
AzerbaijanBakuHeydar Aliyev International Airport[11]
BahrainManamaBahrain International Airport
BangladeshDhakaHazrat Shahjalal International Airportto be restarts soon[12]
CanadaTorontoToronto Pearson International Airport
ChinaBeijingBeijing Capital International Airport [13]
ChengduChengdu Shuangliu International Airport[14]
GuangzhouGuangzhou Baiyun International Airport
KashgarKashgar Airport[15] [16] [17]
ShanghaiShanghai Hongqiao International Airport
ÜrümqiÜrümqi Diwopu International Airport[18]
Xi'anXi'an Xianyang International Airport[19]
DenmarkCopenhagenCopenhagen Airport
EgyptCairoCairo International Airport
FranceParisCharles de Gaulle Airport
GermanyFrankfurtFrankfurt Airport
GreeceAthensAthens International Airport
Hong KongHong KongHong Kong International Airport
Kai Tak Airport
IndiaDelhiIndira Gandhi International Airport
KolkataNetaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport
MumbaiChhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport[20]
IndonesiaJakartaSoekarno–Hatta International Airport
IranMashhadMashhad International Airport
TehranTehran Mehrabad International Airport
ZahedanZahedan Airport
IraqBaghdadBaghdad International Airport[21]
NajafAl Najaf International Airporthttps://www.dawn.com/news/1655269
ItalyMilanMilan Malpensa Airport
RomeLeonardo da Vinci–Fiumicino Airport
JapanTokyoNarita International Airport[22]
JordanAmmanQueen Alia International Airport
KazakhstanAlmatyAlmaty International Airport
KenyaNairobiJomo Kenyatta International Airport
KuwaitKuwait CityKuwait International Airport
LebanonBeirutBeirut–Rafic Hariri International Airport
LibyaTripoliTripoli International Airport
MaldivesMaléVelana International Airport
MalaysiaKuala LumpurKuala Lumpur International Airport[23]
MyanmarYangonYangon International Airport
NepalKathmanduTribhuvan International Airport
NetherlandsAmsterdamAmsterdam Airport Schiphol[24]
NigeriaKanoKano International Airport[25]
NorwayOsloOslo Airport, Gardermoen
OmanMuscatMuscat International Airport
SalalahSalalah International Airport
Pakistan (Azad Kashmir)MirpurMirpur Aerodrome
MuzaffarabadMuzaffarabad Airport
RawalakotRawalakot Airport
Pakistan (Balochistan)DalbandinDalbandin Airport[26]
GwadarGwadar International Airport
JiwaniJiwani Airport
KhuzdarKhuzdar Airport
OrmaraOrmara Airport
PanjgurPanjgur Airport
PasniPasni Airport
QuettaQuetta International Airport
SibiSibi Airport
SuiSui Airport
TurbatTurbat International Airport
ZhobZhob Airport[27]
Pakistan (Gilgit-Baltistan)GilgitGilgit Airport
SkarduSkardu International Airport
Pakistan (Islamabad)IslamabadBenazir Bhutto International Airport
Islamabad International Airport[28]
Pakistan (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa)AbbottabadAbbottabad Airport
BannuBannu Airport
ChitralChitral Airport
Dera Ismail KhanDera Ismail Khan Airport
KohatKohat Airport
ParachinarParachinar Airport
PeshawarBacha Khan International Airport
Saidu SharifSaidu Sharif Airport
TarbelaTarbela Dam Airport
Pakistan (Punjab)BahawalpurBahawalpur Airport
BhurbanBhurban Aerodrome
Dera Ghazi KhanDera Ghazi Khan International Airport
FaisalabadFaisalabad International Airport
LahoreAllama Iqbal International Airport
ManglaMangla Airport
MianwaliMianwali Airport
MultanMultan International Airport
Rahim Yar KhanShaikh Zayed International Airport
SargodhaSargodha Airbase[29]
SialkotSialkot International Airport
Pakistan (Sindh)JacobabadJacobabad Airbase
KarachiJinnah International Airport
HyderabadHyderabad Airport
Mirpur KhasMirpur Khas Airport
Mohenjo-daroMoenjodaro Airport
NawabshahNawabshah Airport
Sehwan SharifSehwan Sharif Airport
SindhriSindhri Airport
SukkurSukkur Airport
PhilippinesManilaNinoy Aquino International Airport
QatarDohaDoha International Airport
Hamad International Airport
RussiaMoscowSheremetyevo International Airport
Saudi ArabiaDammamKing Fahd International Airport
DhahranDhahran International Airport[30]
GassimPrince Naif bin Abdulaziz International Airport[31]
JeddahKing Abdulaziz International Airport
MedinaPrince Mohammad bin Abdulaziz International Airport
RiyadhKing Khalid International Airport
Ta'ifTa'if Regional Airport[32]
SingaporeSingaporeChangi Airport
SpainBarcelonaJosep Tarradellas Barcelona–El Prat Airport[33]
Sri LankaColomboBandaranaike International Airport
SwitzerlandGenevaGeneva Airport
ZürichZurich Airport
SyriaDamascusDamascus International Airport
TanzaniaDar es SalaamJulius Nyerere International Airport
KilimanjaroKilimanjaro International Airport[34]
ThailandBangkokDon Mueang International Airport
Suvarnabhumi Airport[35]
TurkeyAnkaraAnkara Esenboğa Airport[36]
IstanbulAtatürk Airport
Istanbul Airport
TurkmenistanAshgabatAshgabat International Airport[37]
United Arab EmiratesAbu DhabiZayed International Airport
Al AinAl Ain International Airport[38]
DubaiDubai International Airport
FujairahFujairah International Airport[39] [40]
Ras Al KhaimahRas Al Khaimah International Airport[41]
SharjahSharjah International Airport
United KingdomBirminghamBirmingham Airport
GlasgowGlasgow Airport
Leeds/BradfordLeeds Bradford Airport
LondonHeathrow Airport
London Stansted Airport[42]
ManchesterManchester Airport
United StatesChicagoChicago O'Hare International Airport
HoustonGeorge Bush Intercontinental Airport
New York CityJohn F. Kennedy International Airport
Washington, D.C.Washington Dulles International Airport
UzbekistanTashkentIslam Karimov Tashkent International Airport[43]
YemenAdenAden International Airport[44]
Sana'aSana'a International Airport

Until 1971 PIA also served various places as domestic stations in what was East Pakistan.[45] [46] During the coronavirus pandemic in 2020, the PIA operated a series of chartered flights to and from Australia, South Africa, South Korea, UK and the Middle East among others to transport stranded citizens.[47] [48] [49] On 30 June 2020, the European Air Safety Agency banned PIA from operating in Europe for six months.[50]

Notes and References

  1. News: Directory: World Airlines. Flight International. 61. 2007-04-10.
  2. Web site: PIA – Origin Specific Flight Schedule. www.piac.com.pk.
  3. Web site: PIA – About PIA. www.piac.com.pk.
  4. Web site: Destinations list 1993.
  5. Web site: 1992 route map.
  6. Web site: Destinations list 1980.
  7. Web site: 1982 route map.
  8. Web site: History of PIA – Pakistan International Airlines. www.historyofpia.com.
  9. Web site: 1958 route map.
  10. Web site: PIA to Kandahar advertisement.
  11. Web site: Destinations list 1998.
  12. Web site: Pakistan International discontinues Dhaka service in Nov 2018 .
  13. Web site: Pakistan International Airlines resumes flights to Beijing. The International News. 7 August 2023. 21 July 2024.
  14. Web site: PIA to start flights between Islamabad and Chengdu from July 6 . 29 June 2022 .
  15. Web site: Kashgar-Islamabad Cargo Direct Flight Opens. 16 March 2022 .
  16. Web site: PIA Starts Cargo Flights Between Islamabad and Kashgar.
  17. Web site: PIA - Rayyan Air Flights from Islamabad to Kashgar.
  18. Web site: 2006 route map.
  19. Web site: First PIA flight arrives in Xian after six months . 12 June 2022 .
  20. Web site: Pakistan International Airlines India service changes from May 2017. Routesonline. 8 May 2017.
  21. Web site: 1981 route map.
  22. Web site: Pakistan International resumes Tokyo service from late-May 2019 .
  23. Web site: International Destinations . 17 September 2018 . 17 September 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180917071443/https://cms.piac.aero/international-destinations . dead .
  24. Web site: PIA to drop underperforming routes and offices. 19 July 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130719135050/http://www.nation.com.pk/pakistan-news-newspaper-daily-english-online/national/19-Jul-2013/aviation-policy-in-120-days-shujaat. 19 July 2013. live.
  25. Web site: Destinations map 1982.
  26. Web site: PIA Dalbandin schedule ended on November 17, 2019. Due to often most seats were unoccupied. . 17 November 2019 .
  27. Web site: PIA resumed its domestic flights to Zhob. 19 May 2021.
  28. Web site: Pakistan Int'l Airlines moves int'l hub to Islamabad. Ch-Aviation. 9 August 2019.
  29. Web site: PIA Satgodha schedule.
  30. Web site: 1977 reoute map.
  31. Web site: Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) is introducing direct flights to a fifth destination, Burayda, located in northern Saudi Arabia.Route. 18 November 2020. 7 November 2020.
  32. Web site: Liu . Jim . Pakistan International adds Islamabad – Taif route from Dec 2019 . Routesonline . 6 November 2019.
  33. Web site: Pakistan International Cancels Barcelona Service from mid-Feb 2015. Airline Route. 5 February 2015. 5 February 2015.
  34. Web site: PK 1978 routemap.
  35. Web site: Pakistan International files preliminary Bangkok schedule from Sep 2017.
  36. Web site: 1971 route map.
  37. Web site: PIA's Central Asian routes. https://web.archive.org/web/20120328044644/http://img686.imageshack.us/img686/315/picture007ax.jpg. dead. 28 March 2012.
  38. https://scontent.fkhi4-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-0/p370x247/49212559_2420518461310498_5335143997826400256_n.jpg?_nc_cat=108&_nc_ht=scontent.fkhi4-1.fna&oh=e1b2d2da792c1f27cae508052b63bcac&oe=5CC70220 PIA starting Al Ain
  39. Web site: History of PIA – Pakistan International Airlines. www.historyofpia.com.
  40. Web site: PIA Starts New Flights to Fujairah. arynews.tv. 25 October 2021 .
  41. Web site: History of PIA – Pakistan International Airlines. www.historyofpia.com.
  42. Web site: Advertisement for Stansted launch.
  43. Web site: PIA resumed flights from Lahore to Tashkent.
  44. Web site: 1970 route map.
  45. Web site: 1962 route map.
  46. Web site: History of PIA – Pakistan International Airlines. historyofpia.com.
  47. News: More than 600 Pakistanis in Australia want to return home but only one flight available. SBS News. 22 April 2020. 26 April 2020. Waqar. Ali.
  48. News: LIVE: Sindh govt indecisive on sealing 11 UCs in Karachi as national COVID-19 tally crosses 5,000. The Express Tribune. 26 April 2020. 26 April 2020. A special PIA flight left for South Africa with 300 passengers on board..
  49. News: PIA special flight departs for Australia. ARY News. 24 April 2020. 26 April 2020.
  50. Web site: E.U. Bans PIA from Airspace for Six Months . 30 June 2020 .

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