Karachi Airport

Karachi airport also known as Jinnah International Airport is one the Asia’s largest airport which can entertain more than 12 million passengers annually. The airport was previously used by the American’s during world war II. Jinnah terminal was completed in 1992 at a cost of US $100 Million it was one of the most expensive civil project of the country at that time.

Karachi airport has 2 runways having length of 3200 meters and 3400 meters having width of 45 meters and 46 meters and capable enough to handle all the modern aircraft including Boeing 747. It has accommodated 42 aircraft 12 at the air bridges linked directly to the building and 30 in the remote parking bays.

Karachi airport was one of the busier airport between 1960’s and 1980’s acting as an online station for various airlines including Air India, BOAC and British Airways. Karachi airport also consist of “Ispahani Hangar” it’s the wide body aircraft hangar for PIA it is named after the first chairman of the airport.

PIA flight hit by bird after take-off from Karachi airport

KARACHI: A Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) flight narrowly escaped an accident after the aircraft was… Read More

FIA offloads four passengers at Karachi airport over fake documents

KARACHI: The Federal Investigation Authority (FIA) immigration has offloaded four passengers at Jinnah International Airport… Read More

Monkeypox Threat: CAA begins screening at Karachi airport

KARACHI: The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has begun screening passengers at Jinnah International Airport in… Read More

Money laundering bid foiled at Karachi airport

KARACHI: Pakistan Customs officials on Thursday foiled an attempt to smuggle foreign currency and recovered… Read More

Liquor, mobile phone smuggling bid foiled at Karachi airport

KARACHI: Customs officials foiled a bid to smuggle illegal liquor and mobile phones at Jinnah… Read More

FIA gets control of modern facial recognition cameras at Karachi airport

KARACHI: The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has been given control of modern facial recognition cameras… Read More

Indian plane makes emergency landing at Karachi airport

A Doha-bound Indian flight made an emergency landing at Karachi’s Jinnah International Airport after, a… Read More

Private airline flight hit by bird at Karachi airport

KARACHI: A Flydubai flight made an emergency landing at Karachi airport soon after take-off after… Read More

Contractual CAA staff on strike at Karachi airport

KARACHI: Due to a strike by contractual sanitation employees of the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA)… Read More

Customs foils Saudi currency smuggling bid at Karachi airport

KARACHI: Customs officials have foiled the bid to smuggle Saudi currency at Karachi’s Jinnah International… Read More

Saudi-bound passenger caught with drugs at Karachi airport

KARACHI: An outbound passenger has been caught by the Airport Security Force (ASF) at Karachi… Read More

Shortage of Covid testing kits at Karachi airport

KARACHI: A shortage of Covid testing kits at the Karachi airport has increased threat of… Read More

Customs seizes 65 smuggled cellphones at Karachi airport

KARACHI: Pakistan Customs officials deputed at Jinnah International airport Karachi have foiled the smuggling of… Read More

Bid to smuggle electronic items worth millions foiled at Karachi airport

KARACHI: Customs officials have foiled a bid to smuggle electronic items worth Rs4.6 million at… Read More

Foreign currency smuggling bid foiled at Karachi airport

KARACHI: Customs officials have foiled the bid to smuggle foreign currency to Dubai at Karachi’s… Read More

PIA plane makes emergency landing at Karachi airport

KARACHI: A Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) plane from Islamabad to Jeddah made emergency landing at… Read More

Thailand-bound airline makes emergency landing at Karachi airport

KARACHI: A Thailand-bound Turkish airline flight made an emergency landing at Karachi airport over a… Read More

Jeddah-bound flight makes emergency landing at Karachi airport

KARACHI: A private airline flight from Karachi to Jeddah made an emergency landing at Karachi’s… Read More

iPhones worth Rs10 million seized at Karachi airport

KARACHI: The Model Customs Collectorate of the Jinnah International Airport Karachi has foiled an attempt… Read More

Balochistan CM’s special plane lands back at Karachi airport

KARACHI: The special plane of Balochistan Chief Minister Abdul Quddus Bizenjo has landed back at… Read More