Sialkot International Airport

Sialkot International Airport

سیالکوٹ بین الاقوامی ہوائی اڈا
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorSialkot International Airport Limited
ServesSialkot
LocationSambrial, Sialkot-51070, Punjab
Hub forAirSial
Elevation AMSL837 ft / 255 m
Coordinates32°32′08″N 74°21′50″E / 32.53556°N 74.36389°E / 32.53556; 74.36389
Websitewww.sial.com.pk
Map
SKT
Location of airport in Pakistan
SKT
SKT (Pakistan)
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
04/22 11,811 3,600 Asphalt
Statistics (2017-18)
Passengers790,043
Cargo handled7,268 metric tons

Sialkot International Airport (IATA: SKT, ICAO: OPST) is situated 14 km (8.7 mi) west of Sialkot in the Sialkot District of Pakistan. It is the first and only 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.

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