Sialkot International Airport

Sialkot International Airport (IATA: SKT, ICAO: OPST)[1] is situated 14 km (8.7 mi) west of Sialkot in the Sialkot District of Pakistan. It has the distinction of being the first privately owned airport in Pakistan. 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.[2]

Sialkot International Airport

سیالکوٹ بین الاقوامی ہوائی اڈا
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorSialkot International Airport Limited
ServesSialkot
LocationSambrial, Sialkot, Punjab
Hub forAirSial
Elevation AMSL837 ft / 255 m
Coordinates32°32′08″N 74°21′50″E
Websitewww.sial.com.pk
Map
SKT is located in Pakistan
SKT
SKT
Location of airport in Pakistan
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
04/22 11,811 3,600 Asphalt
Statistics (2017-18)
Passengers790,043
Cargo handled7,268 metric tons

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

Structure
Sialkot Airport Apron

Sialkot is a major export hub of Pakistan.[3] 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]

Airlines and destinations
AirlinesDestinations
Air Arabia Sharjah
AirSial Jeddah, Karachi, Muscat
Emirates Dubai–International
flydubai Dubai–International
Gulf Air Bahrain
Pakistan International Airlines Abu Dhabi, Al Ain,[6] Dammam, Dubai–International, Islamabad, Jeddah, Karachi, Kuwait City, Medina, Muscat, Riyadh, Salalah,[6] Sharjah, Skardu
Qatar Airways Doha
SalamAir Muscat

Cargo
AirlinesDestinations
Qatar Airways Cargo Doha

See also

References
  1. "Sialkot International Airport". sial.com.pk.
  2. "Sialkot International Airport". www.pakpedia.pk. 9 June 2017. Retrieved 17 October 2017.
  3. "Sialkot International Airport (SIAL): Location, Features, & More | Zameen Blog". A blog about real estate, lifestyle and tourism in Pakistan | Zameen Blog. 10 June 2020. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
  4. "Sialkot International Airport". Airport Technology. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
  5. pkaviation (27 January 2017). "New glass boarding airbridges operational at Sialkot international airport". Pakistan Aviation. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
  6. Liu, Jim (17 October 2022). "PAKISTAN INTERNATIONAL PLANS NW22 SIALKOT – MIDDLE EAST ROUTES ADDITION". aeroroutes.com.
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