Sialkot International Airport Explained

Sialkot International Airport
Nativename-A:Panjabi; Punjabi: {{nq|سیالکوٹ بین الاقوامی ہوائی اڈا
Image2-Width:250
Iata:SKT
Icao:OPST
Pushpin Map:Punjab Pakistan#Pakistan
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of airport in Pakistan
Pushpin Label:SKT
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Type:Public
Operator:Sialkot International Airport Limited
City-Served:Sialkot
Location:Sambrial, Sialkot-51070, Punjab
Hub:AirSial
Elevation-F:837
Elevation-M:255
Coordinates:32.5356°N 74.3639°W
Website:www.sial.com.pk
R1-Number:04/22
R1-Length-F:11,811
R1-Length-M:3,600
R1-Surface:Asphalt
Stat-Year:2017-18
Stat1-Header:Passengers
Stat1-Data:790,043
Stat4-Header:Cargo handled
Stat4-Data:7,268 metric tons

Sialkot International Airport [1] is situated 14 km (8.7 mi) west of Sialkot in the Sialkot District of Pakistan. It is one of the first privately owned airport in Pakistan.[2] It was built by the business community of Sialkot. Before the completion of the new green field Islamabad International Airport, it also had the longest runway in Pakistan.[3]

Approximately 1,000,000 travellers from Sialkot and adjacent areas are expected to benefit from this international airport each year.

Structure

Sialkot is a major export hub of Pakistan. The airport is being upgraded to make it capable of accommodating the load of ten Boeing 747s or A340s. The airport authority is currently collaborating with a private company to develop the airport to meet international standards and already has developed a new runway so heavier aircraft can land. Additionally, a new terminal is currently under construction to deal with an increase in passengers as well as cargo imports and exports.

The airport provides services of fuel farms, aircraft ground maintenance, catering and related services through concessions to private parties.

The runway is 3,600-metres long, and 45-metres wide with 7.5-metre wide shoulders on either side corresponding to International Civil Aviation Organisation Category 4E.[4]

The link taxiway is 263-metres long, and 23-metres wide with 10.5-metre shoulders.

It has aprons for passenger and cargo, 95,000-sq metre area. It is a combination of flexible and rigid pavements and also for nose-in parking for 7 wide bodied aircraft plus 4 ATR-42 aircraft at a time.

Two passenger boarding bridges have also become operational.[5]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sialkot International Airport. sial.com.pk. en. 12 September 2021. 13 May 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230513183822/https://www.sial.com.pk/. live.
  2. Web site: Shahid . Farooq Tirmizi, Ariba . 2020-03-09 . Sialkot prepares for take-off . 2024-08-21 . Profit by Pakistan Today . en-US.
  3. Web site: Sialkot International Airport. www.pakpedia.pk. 9 June 2017. en. 2017-10-17. 6 December 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221206073059/https://www.pakpedia.pk/sialkot-international-airport/. live.
  4. Web site: Sialkot International Airport . 2022-12-14 . Airport Technology . en-US . 14 December 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221214153306/https://www.airport-technology.com/projects/sialkot/ . live .
  5. Web site: pkaviation . 2017-01-27 . New glass boarding airbridges operational at Sialkot international airport . 2022-12-14 . Pakistan Aviation . en-GB . 14 December 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221214153303/https://pkaviation.com/2017/01/27/new-glass-boarding-airbridges-operational-at-sialkot-international-airport/ . live .