# Islamabad International Airport (ISB / OPIS) **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. Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/opis ## At a glance - IATA / ICAO: ISB / OPIS - Type: Large airport - Operator: Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority - Serves: Attock, Punjab, Pakistan - Opened: 3 May 2018 - Elevation: 537 m / 1,761 ft - Coordinates: 33.5490, 72.8257 - Runways: 2 - Longest runway: 3,658 m / 12,001 ft - Time zone: UTC+5 · Asia/Karachi - Website: http://www.islamabadairport.com.pk/ - Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamabad_International_Airport (25 languages) - Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1190316 - Weather station: OPIS - Ident: OPIS ## Timeline - 3 May 2018: Islamabad International Airport opens. ## Runways | Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 10L/28R | 3,658 m / 12,001 ft | 45 m / 147 ft | Asphalt | 101° / 281° | yes | | 10R/28L | 3,658 m / 12,001 ft | 60 m / 197 ft | Asphalt | 100° / 280° | yes | ## Routes 31 destinations in 18 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article. ### Year-round (31) - [LHE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/opla.md) Allama Iqbal International Airport · Pakistan · 270 km / 168 mi · Fly Jinnah - [KBL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/oakb.md) Kabul International Airport · Afghanistan · 352 km / 219 mi · Kam Air, Ariana Afghan Airlines - [MUX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/opmt.md) Multan International Airport · Pakistan · 395 km / 245 mi · South Air - [BHV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/opbw.md) Bahawalpur Airport · Pakistan · 479 km / 298 mi · South Air - [DYU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/utdd.md) Dushanbe International Airport · Tajikistan · 662 km / 411 mi · Somon Air - [UET](https://dromopedia.com/airports/opqt.md) Quetta International Airport · Pakistan · 666 km / 414 mi · Fly Jinnah - [KHG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zwsh.md) Kashgar Laining International Airport · China · 725 km / 450 mi · China Southern Airlines - [TAS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/uttt.md) Tashkent International Airport · Uzbekistan · 912 km / 567 mi · Uzbekistan Airways - [BSZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/uafm.md) Manas International Airport · Kyrgyzstan · 1,067 km / 663 mi · Aero Nomad Airlines - [KHI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/opkc.md) Jinnah International Airport · Pakistan · 1,107 km / 688 mi · Fly Jinnah, South Air, airblue, AirSial - [URC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zwww.md) Ürümqi Tianshan International Airport · China · 1,711 km / 1,063 mi · China Southern Airlines - [MCT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ooms.md) Muscat International Airport · Oman · 1,797 km / 1,117 mi · SalamAir, AirSial - [RKT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/omrk.md) Ras Al Khaimah International Airport · United Arab Emirates · 1,853 km / 1,151 mi · Air Arabia - [SHJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/omsj.md) Sharjah International Airport · United Arab Emirates · 1,905 km / 1,184 mi · Fly Jinnah, airblue - [DXB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/omdb.md) Dubai International Airport · United Arab Emirates · 1,922 km / 1,194 mi · flydubai, Emirates, airblue, AirSial - [IKA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/oiie.md) Imam Khomeini International Airport · Iran · 1,993 km / 1,238 mi · Mahan Air, Iran Airtour - [AUH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/omaa.md) Zayed International Airport · United Arab Emirates · 2,033 km / 1,263 mi · Etihad Airways, airblue, AirSial - [GYD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ubbb.md) Heydar Aliyev International Airport · Azerbaijan · 2,156 km / 1,340 mi · Azerbaijan Airlines - [DOH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/othh.md) Hamad International Airport · Qatar · 2,246 km / 1,396 mi · Qatar Airways - [BAH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/obbi.md) Bahrain International Airport · Bahrain · 2,281 km / 1,417 mi · Fly Jinnah, Gulf Air - [DMM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/oedf.md) King Fahd International Airport · Saudi Arabia · 2,347 km / 1,458 mi · Fly Jinnah, airblue, AirSial - [KWI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/okkk.md) Kuwait International Airport · Kuwait · 2,402 km / 1,493 mi · Jazeera Airways, Kuwait Airways - [BGW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/orbi.md) Baghdad International Airport / New Al Muthana Air Base · Iraq · 2,646 km / 1,644 mi · Iraqi Airways - [NJF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/orni.md) Al Najaf International Airport · Iraq · 2,655 km / 1,650 mi · Iraqi Airways - [RUH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/oerk.md) King Khalid International Airport · Saudi Arabia · 2,699 km / 1,677 mi · Fly Jinnah, Riyadh Air, Flynas, flyadeal, airblue, AirSial, Saudia - [JED](https://dromopedia.com/airports/oejn.md) King Abdulaziz International Airport · Saudi Arabia · 3,550 km / 2,206 mi · Fly Jinnah, airblue, AirSial, Saudia - [BKK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vtbs.md) Suvarnabhumi Airport · Thailand · 3,580 km / 2,225 mi · Thai Airways - [PEK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zbaa.md) Beijing Capital International Airport · China · 3,923 km / 2,438 mi · Air China - [IST](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltfm.md) İstanbul Airport · Türkiye · 3,944 km / 2,451 mi · Turkish Airlines - [CAN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zggg.md) Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport · China · 4,086 km / 2,539 mi · China Southern Airlines - [LGW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egkk.md) London Gatwick Airport · United Kingdom · 6,041 km / 3,754 mi · British Airways ## Airlines The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from ISB, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata. ### Hub airlines (1) - PK [Pakistan International Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/pakistan-international-airlines) ### Passenger (31) - 9P [Fly Jinnah](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/fly-jinnah) · 8 - PA [airblue](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/airblue) · 7 - PF [AirSial](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/airsial) · 7 - CZ [China Southern Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/china-southern-airlines) · 3 - [South Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/south-air) · 3 - IA [Iraqi Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/iraqi-airways) · 2 - SV [Saudia](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/saudia) · 2 - [Aero Nomad Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/aero-nomad-airlines) · 1 - G9 [Air Arabia](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-arabia) · 1 - CA [Air China](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-china) · 1 - FG [Ariana Afghan Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/ariana-afghan-airlines) · 1 - J2 [Azerbaijan Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/azerbaijan-airlines) · 1 - BA [British Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/british-airways) · 1 - EK [Emirates](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/emirates) · 1 - EY [Etihad Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/etihad-airways) · 1 - F3 [flyadeal](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/flyadeal) · 1 - FZ [flydubai](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/flydubai) · 1 - XY [Flynas](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/flynas) · 1 - GF [Gulf Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/gulf-air) · 1 - B9 [Iran Airtour](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/iran-airtour) · 1 - J9 [Jazeera Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/jazeera-airways) · 1 - RQ [Kam Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/kam-air) · 1 - KU [Kuwait Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/kuwait-airways) · 1 - W5 [Mahan Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/mahan-air) · 1 - QR [Qatar Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/qatar-airways) · 1 - RX [Riyadh Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/riyadh-air) · 1 - OV [SalamAir](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/salamair) · 1 - SZ [Somon Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/somon-air) · 1 - TG [Thai Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/thai-airways) · 1 - TK [Turkish Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/turkish-airlines) · 1 - HY [Uzbekistan Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/uzbekistan-airways) · 1 ## Rankings Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place. | Measure | Value | World | Region | Country | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Longest runway | 3,658 m / 12,001 ft | =326 of 29,858 | =96 in Asia | =2 in PK | | Elevation | 537 m / 1,761 ft | =10,174 of 43,403 | #779 in Asia | #32 in PK | | Age | Opened 2018 | =13,682 of 15,079 | =757 in Asia | #12 in PK | | Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =31 in Asia | =1 in PK | ## Radio frequencies | Type | Description | MHz | | --- | --- | --- | | Tower | Islamabad Tower | 122.150 | | Tower | Islamabad Tower | 123.255 | | Ground | Islamabad ZGround | 130.600 | | Ground | Islamabad Ground | 122.950 | | DEP | Islamabad Departure | 118.550 | | DEP | Islamabad Departure | 119.650 | | GMC | | 123.050 | | GMC | | 125.150 | | APP | Islamabad Approach | 124.650 | | APP | Islamabad Approach | 121.650 | ## Nearby airports - [OPRN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/oprn.md) PAF Base Nur Khan (Benazir Bhutto International Airport) · 26 km / 16 mi - [ATG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/opms.md) Minhas Air Base · 53 km / 33 mi - [XJM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/opma.md) Mangla Airport · 94 km / 58 mi - [RAZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/oprt.md) Rawalakot Airport · 96 km / 60 mi - [OPRS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/oprs.md) Risalpur Air Base · 99 km / 61 mi - [PEW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/opps.md) Bacha Khan International Airport · 131 km / 81 mi ## Sources - [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government)) - [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain) - [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0) - [Wikipedia: “Islamabad International Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Islamabad_International_Airport&oldid=1375690548), revision of 19 Sep 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0) - [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0) - Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/opis/data