Jinnah International Airport
International airport in Karachi, Pakistan / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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.
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 (100 years ago) (1924)[2] | ||||||||||||||
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Elevation AMSL | 100 ft / 30 m | ||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 24°54′24″N 67°09′39″E | ||||||||||||||
Website | karachiairport | ||||||||||||||
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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]