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Jinnah International Airport

Karachi, Pakistan

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ICAO

OPKC

Elevation

100 ft

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The Essence of Jinnah International Airport

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Location

Karachi · SD · Pakistan

Connectivity

62 routes · 36 destinations

Position

24.907°, 67.161° · 100 ft elev.

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Pakistan's busiest international gateway serving Karachi.

Opened

1947

Location

Karachi, Pakistan

Jinnah International Airport, coded KHI/OPKC, is the largest and busiest airport in Pakistan, serving the country's most populous city and financial hub, Karachi. It handles the majority of Pakistan's international passenger and cargo traffic, connecting the country to destinations across Asia, the Middle East, Europe, and beyond. The airport is named after Muhammad Ali Jinnah, the founder of Pakistan, and is operated by the Civil Aviation Authority of Pakistan. It serves as the primary hub for Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) and hosts numerous foreign carriers. A major new Islamabad-style terminal expansion and upgrade project has been ongoing to modernize facilities and increase capacity, reflecting Karachi's role as a critical economic and aviation node in South Asia.

Terminals

The airport operates primarily through a single main international terminal complex alongside a domestic terminal, with ongoing infrastructure upgrade works.

Getting to & from

The airport is connected to central Karachi via road, with taxis, ride-hailing services such as Careem and Uber, and private buses being the primary ground transport options.

Airlines here

Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) uses KHI as its main hub, with major international carriers including Emirates, Qatar Airways, Turkish Airlines, Air Arabia, and flydubai operating regular services.

Notable facts

›Named after Muhammad Ali Jinnah, founder of Pakistan.
›Busiest airport in Pakistan by passenger volume and cargo throughput.
›Located approximately 15 km east of Karachi city center.
›Operates 24 hours a day, handling significant cargo alongside passenger traffic.
›A major terrorist attack targeted the airport in June 2014, prompting significant security upgrades.

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Route map (36 destinations)

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Airlines serving this airport

Routes

KHI → AUHAZ · 320

KHI → CTUCA · 320

KHI → BKKCX · 333

KHI → DXBEK · 77W

KHI → AUHEY · 320

KHI → DXBFZ · 73H

KHI → SHJG9 · 320

KHI → BAHGF · 320 321 332

KHI → BHVI6 · 733

KHI → ISBI6 · 733

KHI → LHEI6 · 733

KHI → LYPI6 · 733

KHI → MUXI6 · 733

KHI → PEWI6 · 733

KHI → UETI6 · 733

KHI → IKAIR · 320

KHI → CMBMH · 320

KHI → DXBNL · 320

KHI → ISBNL · 320 734

KHI → LHENL · 734 320

KHI → MUXNL · 320 734

KHI → PEWNL · 734 320

KHI → UETNL · 734

KHI → AUHPK · 73H 310

KHI → BHVPK · ATR 737

KHI → BOMPK · 737 320

KHI → DACPK · 777 320 73H

KHI → DEAPK · 737 ATR

KHI → DELPK · 73H

KHI → DMMPK · 310 737

KHI → DXBPK · 73H 737

KHI → GWDPK · ATR

KHI → ISBPK · 310 320 ATR 777 73H

KHI → JEDPK · 777 310

KHI → KTMPK · 310

KHI → KULPK · 310

KHI → LHEPK · 320 777 73H 310 737

KHI → LHRPK · 777

KHI → LYPPK · 320 73H 737

KHI → MCTPK · 320

KHI → MEDPK · 310

KHI → MJDPK · ATR

KHI → MUXPK · ATR 73H 320 737 310

KHI → PEWPK · 737 320

KHI → PJGPK · ATR

KHI → RUHPK · 777

KHI → RYKPK · ATR 737

KHI → SHJPK · 73H 310 737 320

KHI → SKZPK · ATR 737

KHI → TUKPK · ATR

KHI → UETPK · 310 ATR

KHI → YYZPK · 777

KHI → DOHQR · 320

KHI → DMMSV · 320

KHI → JEDSV · 772

KHI → RUHSV · 772

KHI → BKKTG · 333

KHI → MCTTG · 333

KHI → ISTTK · 738

KHI → CMBUL · 320

Aircraft operating here

Airbus A32024 routes Boeing 73712 routes Airbus A31011 routes Aerospatiale/Alenia ATR 42-60011 routes 73H10 routes Boeing 737-3007 routes Boeing 7777 routes Boeing 737-4005 routes Airbus A330-3003 routes Boeing 777-2002 routes Boeing 737-8002 routes Boeing 777-300ER1 routes

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Encyclopaedia

Jinnah International Airport, formerly Drigh Road Airport or Karachi International Airport, is the international airport serving Karachi, the largest city and commercial capital of Pakistan. It is Pakistan's second busiest airport in terms of total passengers, after Islamabad International Airport. It is named after Muhammad Ali Jinnah, the statesman and founder of Pakistan.

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