ISB

Islamabad International Airport

ICAO OPIS33.5490°N 72.8257°E537 m / 1,761 ftLarge airport
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Islamabad International Airport
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Islamabad International Airport (IATA: ISB, ICAO: OPIS) is a large airport in Attock, Punjab, Pakistan. It opened on 3 May 2018. It has 2 runways; the longest is 3,658 m (12,001 ft). It is operated by Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority.

Timeline

1 event · 2018–2018
03 MAY 2018
OpenedIslamabad International Airport opens.
From WikidataEvery airfield, 1903–2026

Runways & airfield

Schematic · N · © OpenStreetMap
Islamabad International Airport
10L/28R101° / 281° · LIT
LENGTH3,658 m12,001 ftWIDTH45 m147 ftSURFACEAsphalt
10R/28L100° / 280° · LIT
LENGTH3,658 m12,001 ftWIDTH60 m197 ftSURFACEAsphalt

Routes

31 destinations · 18 countries
2,500 km5,000 km1,000 mi2,000 mi3,000 mi4,000 miLHE · Allama Iqbal International Airport · 270 km / 168 miKBL · Kabul International Airport · 352 km / 219 miMUX · Multan International Airport · 395 km / 245 miBHV · Bahawalpur Airport · 479 km / 298 miDYU · Dushanbe International Airport · 662 km / 411 miUET · Quetta International Airport · 666 km / 414 miKHG · Kashgar Laining International Airport · 725 km / 450 miTAS · Tashkent International Airport · 912 km / 567 miBSZ · Manas International Airport · 1,067 km / 663 miKHI · Jinnah International Airport · 1,107 km / 688 miURC · Ürümqi Tianshan International Airport · 1,711 km / 1,063 miMCT · Muscat International Airport · 1,797 km / 1,117 miRKT · Ras Al Khaimah International Airport · 1,853 km / 1,151 miSHJ · Sharjah International Airport · 1,905 km / 1,184 miDXB · Dubai International Airport · 1,922 km / 1,194 miIKA · Imam Khomeini International Airport · 1,993 km / 1,238 miAUH · Zayed International Airport · 2,033 km / 1,263 miGYD · Heydar Aliyev International Airport · 2,156 km / 1,340 miDOH · Hamad International Airport · 2,246 km / 1,396 miBAH · Bahrain International Airport · 2,281 km / 1,417 miDMM · King Fahd International Airport · 2,347 km / 1,458 miKWI · Kuwait International Airport · 2,402 km / 1,493 miBGW · Baghdad International Airport / New Al Muthana Air Base · 2,646 km / 1,644 miNJF · Al Najaf International Airport · 2,655 km / 1,650 miRUH · King Khalid International Airport · 2,699 km / 1,677 miJED · King Abdulaziz International Airport · 3,550 km / 2,206 miBKK · Suvarnabhumi Airport · 3,580 km / 2,225 miPEK · Beijing Capital International Airport · 3,923 km / 2,438 miIST · İstanbul Airport · 3,944 km / 2,451 miCAN · Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport · 4,086 km / 2,539 miLGW · London Gatwick Airport · 6,041 km / 3,754 miLGWCANISTPEKBKKJEDRUHNJFKWIGYDAUHIKAURCKHIBSZTASKHGUETDYUKBLDMMDOHMCTBHVLHEBGWDXBMUXBAHISB
Year-round31
LHEAllama Iqbal International AirportPakistan · Fly Jinnah270 km168 miKBLKabul International AirportAfghanistan · Kam Air, Ariana Afghan Airlines352 km219 miMUXMultan International AirportPakistan · South Air395 km245 miBHVBahawalpur AirportPakistan · South Air479 km298 miDYUDushanbe International AirportTajikistan · Somon Air662 km411 miUETQuetta International AirportPakistan · Fly Jinnah666 km414 miKHGKashgar Laining International AirportChina · China Southern Airlines725 km450 miTASTashkent International AirportUzbekistan · Uzbekistan Airways912 km567 miBSZManas International AirportKyrgyzstan · Aero Nomad Airlines1,067 km663 miKHIJinnah International AirportPakistan · Fly Jinnah, South Air, airblue +11,107 km688 miURCÜrümqi Tianshan International AirportChina · China Southern Airlines1,711 km1,063 miMCTMuscat International AirportOman · SalamAir, AirSial1,797 km1,117 miRKTRas Al Khaimah International AirportUnited Arab Emirates · Air Arabia1,853 km1,151 miSHJSharjah International AirportUnited Arab Emirates · Fly Jinnah, airblue1,905 km1,184 miDXBDubai International AirportUnited Arab Emirates · flydubai, Emirates, airblue +11,922 km1,194 miIKAImam Khomeini International AirportIran · Mahan Air, Iran Airtour1,993 km1,238 miAUHZayed International AirportUnited Arab Emirates · Etihad Airways, airblue, AirSial2,033 km1,263 miGYDHeydar Aliyev International AirportAzerbaijan · Azerbaijan Airlines2,156 km1,340 miDOHHamad International AirportQatar · Qatar Airways2,246 km1,396 miBAHBahrain International AirportBahrain · Fly Jinnah, Gulf Air2,281 km1,417 miDMMKing Fahd International AirportSaudi Arabia · Fly Jinnah, airblue, AirSial2,347 km1,458 miKWIKuwait International AirportKuwait · Jazeera Airways, Kuwait Airways2,402 km1,493 miBGWBaghdad International Airport / New Al Muthana Air BaseIraq · Iraqi Airways2,646 km1,644 miNJFAl Najaf International AirportIraq · Iraqi Airways2,655 km1,650 miRUHKing Khalid International AirportSaudi Arabia · Fly Jinnah, Riyadh Air, Flynas +42,699 km1,677 miJEDKing Abdulaziz International AirportSaudi Arabia · Fly Jinnah, airblue, AirSial +13,550 km2,206 miBKKSuvarnabhumi AirportThailand · Thai Airways3,580 km2,225 miPEKBeijing Capital International AirportChina · Air China3,923 km2,438 miISTİstanbul AirportTürkiye · Turkish Airlines3,944 km2,451 miCANGuangzhou Baiyun International AirportChina · China Southern Airlines4,086 km2,539 miLGWLondon Gatwick AirportUnited Kingdom · British Airways6,041 km3,754 mi

Straight lines are great circles; rings mark true distance from ISB. From the Wikipedia article “Islamabad International Airport” (revision of 19 Sep 2026), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Airlines

32 airlines · destinations from ISB
Hub airlines1
PKPakistan International Airlines
Passenger31
9PFly Jinnah8PAairblue7PFAirSial7CZChina Southern Airlines3—South Air3IAIraqi Airways2SVSaudia2—Aero Nomad Airlines1G9Air Arabia1CAAir China1FGAriana Afghan Airlines1J2Azerbaijan Airlines1BABritish Airways1EKEmirates1EYEtihad Airways1F3flyadeal1FZflydubai1XYFlynas1GFGulf Air1B9Iran Airtour1J9Jazeera Airways1RQKam Air1KUKuwait Airways1W5Mahan Air1QRQatar Airways1RXRiyadh Air1OVSalamAir1SZSomon Air1TGThai Airways1TKTurkish Airlines1HYUzbekistan Airways1

Airlines and destinations as the Routes list above has them; the figure is how many destinations each flies from ISB. Hubs from Wikidata. All airlines

Records & rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports · world · region · country
Longest runway3,658 m12,001 ft46 m · SHORT150 ft · SHORTMEDIAN · 975 mMEDIAN · 3,200 ftLONG · 5,300 mLONG · 17,388 ft=326of 29,858 · =96 Asia · =2 PKElevation537 m1,761 ft-386 m · LOW-1,266 ft · LOWMEDIAN · 240 mMEDIAN · 787 ftHIGH · 4,938 mHIGH · 16,200 ft=10,174of 43,403 · #779 Asia · #32 PKAgeOpened 20182026 · NEWEST2026 · NEWESTMEDIAN · 1976MEDIAN · 1976OLDEST · 1902OLDEST · 1902=13,682of 15,079 · =757 Asia · #12 PKRunways21 · FEWER1 · FEWERMEDIAN · 1MEDIAN · 1MORE · 8MORE · 8=715of 29,978 · =31 Asia · =1 PK
Scale: share of airports ranked below, best on the right · ties shown as = and a band · passengers are each airport’s latest year on record

Radio frequencies

10 channels
TowerIslamabad Tower122.150
TowerIslamabad Tower123.255
GroundIslamabad ZGround130.600
GroundIslamabad Ground122.950
DEPIslamabad Departure118.550
DEPIslamabad Departure119.650
GMC123.050
GMC125.150
APPIslamabad Approach124.650
APPIslamabad Approach121.650