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Jinnah International Airport جناح بین الاقوامی ہوائی اڈا | |||||||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
| Owner/Operator | Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority Manager: Afsar Malik[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Location | Karachi-75200, Sindh, Pakistan | ||||||||||||||
| Opened | 1924[2] | ||||||||||||||
| Hub for | Pakistan International Airlines | ||||||||||||||
| Operating base for | SereneAir | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 100 ft / 30 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 24°54′24″N 67°09′39″E / 24.90667°N 67.16083°E | ||||||||||||||
| Website | www | ||||||||||||||
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 Location in Karachi | |||||||||||||||
  KHI/OPKC Location of Jinnah International Airport  KHI/OPKC KHI/OPKC (Asia) | |||||||||||||||
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Jinnah International Airport (Urdu: جناح بین الاقوامی ہوائی اڈا) (IATA: KHI, ICAO: OPKC), formerly Drigh Road Airport or Karachi Civil Airport, is Pakistan's busiest international and domestic airport, and handled 7,267,582 passengers in 2017–2018.[4] Located in Karachi, the largest city and commercial capital of Pakistan and capital of the province of Sindh, it is named after Muhammad Ali Jinnah, the statesman founder of Pakistan. It is one of the oldest airports in the world.
The airport is managed by the Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), and serves as a hub for the national flag carrier, Pakistan International Airlines (PIA), airblue, and many other private airlines. The airport is equipped with aircraft engineering and overhauling facilities including the Ispahani Hangar for wide-body aircraft.[5]
- ^ "Key transfers in CAA; Imran Khan appointed Karachi airport manager". 18 June 2013. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
- ^ Explore our past. 1920–1929 British Airways. Retrieved 18 March 2023
- ^ "Statistical Data for Web site Major Traffic Flow Airport & Airline wise - Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority" (PDF).
- ^ "Statistical Data for Web site Major Traffic Flow Airport & Airline wise - Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority". caapakistan.com.pk.
- ^ "Welcome to Jinnah International Airport Karachi". Archived from the original on 24 November 2005.