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Sialkot International Airport

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Airport type
  
Public

Elevation AMSL
  
837 ft / 255 m

Code
  
SKT

Phone
  
+92 52 111 742 575

Serves
  
Sialkot

Website
  
www.sial.com.pk

Elevation
  
255 m

Municipality
  
Sialkot

Sialkot International Airport

Operator
  
Sialkot International Airport Limited

Location
  
Sambrial, Sialkot Punjab

Address
  
14 km (8.7 mi) west of Sialkot، Airport Road, Sialkot، Pakistan

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Sialkot International Airport (IATA: SKT, ICAO: OPST) is situated 14 km (8.7 mi) west of Sialkot in the Sialkot District of Pakistan. It has the distinctions of being the first privately owned public airport in Pakistan and South Asia, pending the completion of the new green field Islamabad International Airport, of having the longest runway in Pakistan.

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

Recently it has been confirmed that the airport will be developed further; the apron will be extended to accommodate 12 aircraft and jet bridges will be installed, for which construction is already underway.

Extension of Apron at Sialkot International Airport Extension of the apron enabled the airport to accommodate more aircraft. The project was started on October 2, 2010 and was completed on November 30, 2011, incurring a total cost of PKR 180 million as quoted by the contractor of the project.The construction project was awarded to Habib Construction Services which is one of the largest construction companies of Pakistan and have worked on several other mega projects previously.

Extension Statistics

It commence Domestically and Internationally on November 30, 2007.

Structure

Sialkot is a major export hub of Pakistan. The airport is being upgraded to make it compatible to carry the load of ten Boeing 747s or A340s. The airport authority is currently working with a private company to develop the airport to meet international standards. The airport has developed a new runway so heavier aircraft can land. There is a new terminal currently being built to deal with increase in passengers as well as cargo imports and exports.

  • Services
  • Fuel farm
  • Aircraft ground maintenance services
  • Catering
  • Other related services through concessions to private parties.
  • Runway;
  • 3,400-metre long, 45-metre wide with 7.5-metre wide shoulders on either side corresponding to International Civil Aviation Organisation Category 4E.
  • Link Taxiway;
  • 263-metre long, 23-metre wide with 10.5-metre shoulders.
  • Aprons;
  • For passenger and cargo, 95,000-sq metre area. Combination of flexible and rigid pavements.
  • Nose-in parking for 10 wide-bodied aircraft at a time or 8 Airbus plus 4 ATR-42 aircraft at a time.
  • Two boarding bridges recently became operational

    • Road

    Travellers by car from Sialkot reach the airport by travelling west on the Sialkot-Wazirabad Duel Carriageway, turning right at Sambrial to Airport Road and then go straight for 5 km to reach the airport. From Gujranwala, take Sialkot Road, up to Daska and then go to the Sambrial Road. After reaching Sambrial turn right and go straight on the Sialkot-Wazirabad Duel Carriageway. After crossing the Sialkot Dry Port turn left on the Airport road. People coming from Gujranwala can also reach the airport through Wazirabad by using the Sialkot-Wazirabad Duel Carriageway

    Bus

    The airport can be reached from Sialkot up to Sambrial by bus. After that, one has to take a taxi. There is an air-conditioned CNG bus service from the airport to Sialkot, Wazirabad, Daska, and Gujranwala.

    Train

    The nearest railway station is Sambrial which is 5 km (3.1 mi) from the airport and is serviced by a taxi and auto-rickshaw link.

    References

    Sialkot International Airport Wikipedia
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