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Bacha Khan International Airport

Peshawar, Pakistan

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OPPS

Elevation

1158 ft

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The Essence of Bacha Khan International Airport

PEW

Location

Peshawar · KP · Pakistan

Connectivity

30 routes · 17 destinations

Position

33.994°, 71.515° · 1158 ft elev.

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Gateway to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in northwestern Pakistan.

Opened

1930

Location

Peshawar, Pakistan

Bacha Khan International Airport, coded PEW/OPPS, serves Peshawar, the capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in northwestern Pakistan. Named after the prominent Pashtun leader Abdul Ghaffar Khan, popularly known as Bacha Khan, the airport acts as the primary air gateway for the region bordering Afghanistan. The airport handles both domestic and international traffic, connecting Peshawar to major cities within Pakistan as well as destinations in the Middle East, Central Asia, and beyond. It has undergone capacity upgrades in recent years to accommodate growing passenger volumes. Due to its strategic location near the Khyber Pass and the Afghan border, the airport holds significant geopolitical and logistical importance, and has historically supported military and humanitarian operations in addition to commercial aviation.

Terminals

The airport operates a single integrated terminal building serving both domestic and international passengers.

Getting to & from

The airport is located approximately 3 kilometres from Peshawar city centre and is accessible primarily by taxi, ride-hailing services, and private vehicles; no dedicated rail link exists.

Airlines here

Major carriers operating at PEW include Pakistan International Airlines (PIA), Air Arabia, flydubai, Emirates, Qatar Airways, and Serene Air.

Notable facts

›Named after Abdul Ghaffar Khan (Bacha Khan), a revered Pashtun independence and nonviolence activist.
›Located near the historic Khyber Pass, one of the most strategically important mountain passes in Asia.
›The airport has been subject to heightened security protocols due to regional instability.
›It is one of the busiest airports in Pakistan by passenger volume.
›The airport has served as a logistics hub for international military and humanitarian missions in the Afghanistan region.

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Route map (17 destinations)

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Airlines serving this airport

Shaheen Air International

Pakistan International Airlines

Qatar Airways

Saudi Arabian Airlines

Routes

PEW → DXBEK · 772 332

PEW → AUHEY · 320

PEW → SHJG9 · 320

PEW → BAHGF · 330 321 332

PEW → KHII6 · 733

PEW → AANNL · 734

PEW → AUHNL · 734 320

PEW → DXBNL · 320

PEW → JEDNL · 333

PEW → KHINL · 320 734

PEW → MCTNL · 320

PEW → RUHNL · 320 333

PEW → SHJNL · 734

PEW → AUHPK · 310 73H

PEW → CJLPK · ATR

PEW → DOHPK · 310

PEW → DSKPK · ATR

PEW → ISBPK · 310 ATR

PEW → JEDPK · 777

PEW → KBLPK · ATR

PEW → KHIPK · 310 737

PEW → KULPK · 310

PEW → KWIPK · 73H

PEW → LHEPK · 310 73H

PEW → MCTPK · 310

PEW → RUHPK · 310

PEW → SHJPK · 310 737 320

PEW → DOHQR · 332 333

PEW → RUHSV · 772

PEW → AUHVA · 320

Aircraft operating here

Airbus A3209 routes Airbus A3109 routes Boeing 737-4004 routes Aerospatiale/Alenia ATR 42-6004 routes Airbus A330-2003 routes Airbus A330-3003 routes 73H3 routes Boeing 777-2002 routes Boeing 7372 routes Airbus A3301 routes Airbus A3211 routes Boeing 737-3001 routes

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Bacha Khan International Airport, formerly known as Peshawar International Airport, is an international airport located in Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. Located on the southwestern end of the city of Peshawar, it is the fourth-busiest airport in Pakistan.

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