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Islamabad International Airport



Islamabad International Airport (Urdu: اسلام آباد بین الاقوامی ہوائی اڈہ‎); (IATA: ISB, ICAO: OPIS) is the main international airport serving the Islamabad-Rawalpindi metropolitan areaand suburbs. It is built 20 km west of the twin cities near the Kashmir Highway and Motorway Interchange.
Islamabad International Airport

(Urdu: اسلام آباد بین الاقوامی ہوائی اڈہ‎)


View of the Airport from its parking area.The airport commenced full operations on 3 May 2018, replacing the defunct Benazir Bhutto International Airport which now forms part of the PAF Base Nur Khan.[4] It is one of the largest airports in Pakistan in terms of passenger capacity, capable of serving 9 million passengers every year in its first phase.[5] Further planned expansions will allow it to serve up to 25 million passengers a year. The terminal includes 15 gates with ten remote gates, duty-free shops, a food court and 42 immigration counters.[6] Additionally, Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority is acquiring 2,833 acres (11.46 sq km / 4.42 sq mi) of land to build a third runway at the airport. Furthermore, at the time of its inauguration it was the first and only airport in Pakistan capable of handling the Airbus A380. It is expected to become a major hub serving Northern Pakistan.
History and detailsEdit

Early 3D visualization of the airport
The plan to construct a new airport was announced in January 2005 by Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority.[7] A land of 3242 acres land was acquired at the cost of Rs 2.5 billion in November 2005 near Ranjha, Fateh Jang in Attock District.[8]The construction of a new airport was planned in response to increasing air traffic and passenger load at the existing Benazir Bhutto International Airport. It was estimated that the number of passengers at the former airport was growing by 14 percent annually compared to national air passenger growth rate of less than four percent, making it the second busiest airport in the country at the time. Therefore, a site in Attock district was selected as the site for the construction of a new airport just a few kilometers from the Islamabad interchange on M1/M2motorways. The foundation stone of the project was laid by former President Pervez Musharraf and Prime Minister Shaukat Azizon 7 April 2007.[9][10]
It was a unique project of the Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority (PCAA) and designed by French company Aéroports de ParisIngenierie (ADPi) and CPG Corporation of Singapore. The whole project was financed by PCAA on its own. It is built on more than 3200 acres of land and consists of a passenger terminal building, 2 runways (28L/10R, 28R/10L), taxiways, apron and parking bays for wide-body aircraft. There is also a cargo terminal, air traffic control complex, fuel farm, as well as a fire, crash, and rescue facility. The site of the airport is near Fateh Jang Attock, some 20 km from Zero Point, Islamabad and 23 km from Saddar, Rawalpindi.[11] The airport was developed to be on par with international standards to serve as a major hub for all aviation activities in Pakistan.The PCAA asked a team of British architects to design the new airport. PCAA signed an agreement with Louis Berger Group of USA in association with Pakistani consulting firm GT AASR, to undertake project management services. On 18 April 2018, a NOTAM was issued by PCAA which mentioned that the new Islamabad International Airport will be operational from 3 May 2018.[12] On 1 May 2018, Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasiofficially inaugurated the new airport.[13] This was followed up with the airport commencing full commercial flight operations on 3 May 2018 and thus replacing the old airport.
On 8 July 2018, the first Airbus A380 landed in Pakistan at the airport which arrived from Dubai International Airport.[14]
Since August 2019, Pakistan International Airlines has shifted its hub for international flights from Karachi's Jinnah International Airport to Islamabad International Airport in Islamabad. International traffic of PIA mainly originates from the northern areas of the country due to which the national carrier decided to move most of its schedule to the capital city.[15]

FacilitiesEdit


Domestic ArrivalsInternational Departure AreaIslamabad International Airport has a 180,000m² modular terminal building which is initially capable of handling 9 million passengers and 80,000 metric tons cargo per annum. The numbers are expected to reach 25 million passengers by 2024.[16] Being a new airport, a significant portion of the land has been earmarked for commercial purposes such as duty-free shops, hotel and convention center, air malls, business centre, food courts, leisure and cinema facilities.
Ground transportEdit
The airport is connected to Islamabad via the Kashmir Highway and Rawalpindi via the GT Road. A four-lane highway is also under construction to serve cargo traffic.[21] The Islamabad Metrobus is also being expanded to connect to the airport.[22]

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