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Karachi Area Control Centre (Urdu: کراچی ہوائی مرکز اختیار) is one of two Area Control Centers in Pakistan operated by the Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority and is based in Terminal 1 at Jinnah International Airport in Karachi. [1]
Multan International Airport's new terminal was built in 2015. As the demand for air travel began to surge, the Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority decided to upgrade the facilities for the airport in 2005. [5] Initially the runway was upgraded to handle Boeing 747-400 operations at a cost of Rs 720m.
It is the second-busiest airport in Pakistan in terms of passenger traffic after Jinnah International Airport, Karachi. The terminal includes 15 gates with ten remote gates, duty-free shops , a food court and 42 immigration counters. [ 8 ]
Terminal 1 (the original airport) is now the HQ of Pakistan's Civil Aviation Authority and Terminal 3 is dedicated to commercial offices. [ 8 ] Between the 1960s and 1980s, it was an online station of airlines such as BOAC , Qantas , and Pan Am , featuring prominently on for Eurasia flights. [ 9 ]
Pakistan has a total of 69 airports, including three major hubs in Karachi, Islamabad, and Lahore.Six additional medium-sized airports are located in Peshawar, Multan, Sialkot, Faisalabad, Quetta, and Sukkur, while the remaining are classified as smaller airports.
Pakistan International Airlines, [a] commonly known as PIA, is the national flag-carrying airline of Pakistan.With its primary hub at Jinnah International Airport in Karachi, the airline also operates from its secondary hubs at Allama Iqbal International Airport in Lahore and at Islamabad International Airport.
A Pakistan International Airlines jet landing at the airport in 2012. In March 2006, Pakistan International Airlines launched a direct flight from Islamabad to Toronto on Boeing 777s. [4] [5] In the fiscal year 2008–2009, over 3,136,664 passengers used the Benazir Bhutto International Airport and 34,025 aircraft movements were registered. [6]
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 2021 - June 2022. The table is presented in chronological order, starting from the latest ended fiscal year.