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Karachi ACC is equipped with Indra's Aircon 2100 radar system. [3] and provides air traffic control services to all air traffic and its airspace.It also expedites sequencing of arrivals and departures along STARs (Standard Terminal Arrival Routes) and SIDs (Standard Instrument Departures).
Today, the new Jinnah Terminal handles both domestic and international flights, whereas Terminal 2 is now dedicated to Hajj operations. Terminal 1 (the original airport) is now the HQ of Pakistan's Civil Aviation Authority and Terminal 3 is dedicated to commercial offices. [8]
On 7 October 2024, a Pakistani separatist group reportedly targeted a convoy of Chinese nationals at Karachi Airport, killing at least two people and injuring ten others. [7] [8] [9] The Baloch Liberation Army (BLA), a separatist militant group, reportedly claimed responsibility for the attack. In a statement, the BLA said it had "targeted a ...
Jinnah International Airport previously Quaid-e-Azam International Airport (IATA: KHI, ICAO: OPKC) is Pakistan's largest international and domestic airport. It is located in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan, and is also commonly known as the Jinnah Terminal. The airport is named after Muhammad Ali Jinnah, who was also known as Quaid-e-Azam ("Great ...
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.
Pakistan International Airlines Flight 8303 was a scheduled domestic flight from Allama Iqbal International Airport in Lahore to Jinnah International Airport in Karachi, Pakistan. On 22 May 2020, the Airbus A320 crashed into Model Colony , a densely populated residential area of Karachi only a few kilometres from the runway, while on a second ...
PCAA's head office is situated in Terminal-1 of Jinnah International Airport in Karachi. [3] PCAA is a member state of the International Civil Aviation Organization . [ 4 ] Nearly all 44 civilian airports in Pakistan are owned and operated by the PCAA.
A scale model on display at Karachi Airport. For the first time in its history, PIA operated a relief flight from Lahore to Melbourne, Australia, during the COVID-19 pandemic. [77] On 22 May 2020, a PIA Airbus A320-214 AP-BLD, crashed near Karachi airport with 99 people on board. The flight was en route to Karachi from Lahore.