KHI

Jinnah International Airport

ICAO OPKC24.9065°N 67.1608°E31 m / 100 ftLarge airport
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Jinnah International Airport (IATA: KHI, ICAO: OPKC) is a large airport in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. It opened in 1929. It has 2 runways; the longest is 3,400 m (11,155 ft). In 2017 it handled 7.3 million passengers.

Timeline

6 events · 1929–2010
1929
OpenedJinnah International Airport opens.
27 DEC 1947
Disaster1947 Korangi Creek crash.23 killed
05 SEP 1986
DisasterPan Am Flight 73.43 killed
19 AUG 1990
DisasterAeroflot Flight 4076.
05 NOV 2010
DisasterJS Air Flight 201.21 killed
28 NOV 2010
DisasterSun Way Flight 4412.8 killed
From WikidataEvery airfield, 1903–2026

Runways & airfield

Schematic · N · © OpenStreetMap
Pakistan Civil Aviation AuthorityHajj Terminal
07R/25L074° / 254° · LIT
LENGTH3,400 m11,155 ftWIDTH46 m151 ftSURFACEConcrete
07L/25R075° / 255° · LIT
LENGTH3,200 m10,500 ftWIDTH46 m151 ftSURFACEConcrete

Routes

43 destinations · 20 countries
2,500 km5,000 km1,000 mi2,000 mi3,000 miTUK · Turbat International Airport · 432 km / 268 miUET · Quetta International Airport · 595 km / 370 miBHV · Bahawalpur Airport · 669 km / 416 miZBR · Chabahar Konarak International Airport · 685 km / 426 miMUX · Multan International Airport · 723 km / 449 miMCT · Muscat International Airport · 911 km / 566 miLYP · Faisalabad International Airport · 918 km / 570 miLHE · Allama Iqbal International Airport · 1,022 km / 635 miPEW · Bacha Khan International Airport · 1,095 km / 680 miSKT · Sialkot International Airport · 1,101 km / 684 miISB · Islamabad International Airport · 1,107 km / 688 miSHJ · Sharjah International Airport · 1,173 km / 729 miDXB · Dubai International Airport · 1,188 km / 738 miAUH · Zayed International Airport · 1,265 km / 786 miMHD · Mashhad International Airport · 1,450 km / 901 miDOH · Hamad International Airport · 1,566 km / 973 miBAH · Bahrain International Airport · 1,663 km / 1,033 miDMM · King Fahd International Airport · 1,747 km / 1,086 miTAS · Tashkent International Airport · 1,829 km / 1,136 miIKA · Imam Khomeini International Airport · 1,928 km / 1,198 miKWI · Kuwait International Airport · 1,957 km / 1,216 miRUH · King Khalid International Airport · 2,061 km / 1,281 miDAC · Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport · 2,354 km / 1,463 miNJF · Al Najaf International Airport · 2,354 km / 1,463 miCMB · Bandaranaike International Colombo Airport · 2,391 km / 1,486 miBGW · Baghdad International Airport / New Al Muthana Air Base · 2,407 km / 1,496 miMED · Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport · 2,768 km / 1,720 miJED · King Abdulaziz International Airport · 2,877 km / 1,788 miADD · Addis Ababa Bole International Airport · 3,485 km / 2,165 miBKK · Suvarnabhumi Airport · 3,727 km / 2,316 miSAW · Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport · 3,915 km / 2,433 miIST · İstanbul Airport · 3,973 km / 2,469 miKUL · Kuala Lumpur International Airport · 4,445 km / 2,762 miPEK · Beijing Capital International Airport · 4,864 km / 3,022 miKBL · Kabul International Airport · 1,092 km / 679 miOAI · Bagram Airfield · 1,135 km / 705 miDWC · Al Maktoum International Airport · 1,210 km / 752 miKHG · Kashgar Laining International Airport · 1,826 km / 1,135 miAMM · Queen Alia International Airport · 3,132 km / 1,946 miKMG · Kunming Changshui International Airport · 3,594 km / 2,233 miKWE · Guiyang Longdongbao International Airport · 3,960 km / 2,461 miNNG · Nanning Wuxu International Airport · 4,167 km / 2,589 miSIN · Singapore Changi Airport · 4,741 km / 2,946 miPEKSINNNGISTKWEBKKKMGADDAMMJEDMEDBGWCMBDACRUHKWIIKATASKHGBAHMHDAUHOAISKTMUXZBRUETKULNJFDOHPEWLYPMCTTUKDXBISBLHEBHVSAWDMMDWCKBLKHI
Year-round34
TUKTurbat International AirportPakistan · South Air432 km268 miUETQuetta International AirportPakistan · Fly Jinnah, South Air, Serene Air +2595 km370 miBHVBahawalpur AirportPakistan · South Air669 km416 miZBRChabahar Konarak International AirportIran · Kish Air685 km426 miMUXMultan International AirportPakistan · Fly Jinnah723 km449 miMCTMuscat International AirportOman · SalamAir, Oman Air911 km566 miLYPFaisalabad International AirportPakistan · Fly Jinnah918 km570 miLHEAllama Iqbal International AirportPakistan · Fly Jinnah, Serene Air, airblue +11,022 km635 miPEWBacha Khan International AirportPakistan · Fly Jinnah, Serene Air, airblue +11,095 km680 miSKTSialkot International AirportPakistan · Fly Jinnah, AirSial1,101 km684 miISBIslamabad International AirportPakistan · Fly Jinnah, Serene Air, airblue +11,107 km688 miSHJSharjah International AirportUnited Arab Emirates · Air Arabia1,173 km729 miDXBDubai International AirportUnited Arab Emirates · flydubai, Emirates, airblue1,188 km738 miAUHZayed International AirportUnited Arab Emirates · Etihad Airways1,265 km786 miMHDMashhad International AirportIran · Taban Air, Iran Air1,450 km901 miDOHHamad International AirportQatar · Qatar Airways1,566 km973 miBAHBahrain International AirportBahrain · Gulf Air1,663 km1,033 miDMMKing Fahd International AirportSaudi Arabia · flyadeal1,747 km1,086 miTASTashkent International AirportUzbekistan · Centrum Air1,829 km1,136 miIKAImam Khomeini International AirportIran · Taban Air1,928 km1,198 miKWIKuwait International AirportKuwait · Jazeera Airways1,957 km1,216 miRUHKing Khalid International AirportSaudi Arabia · Flynas, flyadeal, Saudia2,061 km1,281 miDACHazrat Shahjalal International AirportBangladesh · Biman Bangladesh Airlines2,354 km1,463 miNJFAl Najaf International AirportIraq · Iraqi Airways2,354 km1,463 miCMBBandaranaike International Colombo AirportSri Lanka · SriLankan Airlines2,391 km1,486 miBGWBaghdad International Airport / New Al Muthana Air BaseIraq · Fly Baghdad, Iraqi Airways2,407 km1,496 miMEDPrince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz AirportSaudi Arabia · Flynas2,768 km1,720 miJEDKing Abdulaziz International AirportSaudi Arabia · Fly Jinnah, Flynas, flyadeal +32,877 km1,788 miADDAddis Ababa Bole International AirportEthiopia · Ethiopian Airlines3,485 km2,165 miBKKSuvarnabhumi AirportThailand · Thai Airways3,727 km2,316 miSAWIstanbul Sabiha Gökçen International AirportTürkiye · Pegasus Airlines3,915 km2,433 miISTİstanbul AirportTürkiye · Turkish Airlines3,973 km2,469 miKULKuala Lumpur International AirportMalaysia · AirAsia X, Batik Air Malaysia4,445 km2,762 miPEKBeijing Capital International AirportChina · Air China4,864 km3,022 mi
Cargo17
LHEAllama Iqbal International AirportPakistan · TCS Courier1,022 km635 miKBLKabul International AirportAfghanistan · MNG Airlines1,092 km679 miISBIslamabad International AirportPakistan · TCS Courier1,107 km688 miOAIBagram AirfieldAfghanistan · DHL Aviation1,135 km705 miDXBDubai International AirportUnited Arab Emirates · TCS Courier, Royal Jordanian1,188 km738 miDWCAl Maktoum International AirportUnited Arab Emirates · Emirates SkyCargo1,210 km752 miAUHZayed International AirportUnited Arab Emirates · DHL Aviation1,265 km786 miDOHHamad International AirportQatar · Qatar Airways1,566 km973 miBAHBahrain International AirportBahrain · DHL Aviation1,663 km1,033 miKHGKashgar Laining International AirportChina · YTO Cargo Airlines1,826 km1,135 miCMBBandaranaike International Colombo AirportSri Lanka · Turkish Airlines2,391 km1,486 miAMMQueen Alia International AirportJordan · Royal Jordanian3,132 km1,946 miKMGKunming Changshui International AirportChina · YTO Cargo Airlines3,594 km2,233 miKWEGuiyang Longdongbao International AirportChina · SF Airlines3,960 km2,461 miISTİstanbul AirportTürkiye · Turkish Airlines3,973 km2,469 miNNGNanning Wuxu International AirportChina · YTO Cargo Airlines4,167 km2,589 miSINSingapore Changi AirportSingapore · Turkish Airlines4,741 km2,946 mi

Straight lines are great circles; rings mark true distance from KHI. Blue: cargo. From the Wikipedia article “Jinnah International Airport” (revision of 24 Sep 2026), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Airlines

46 airlines · destinations from KHI
Hub airlines8
PAairblue5ACSAircraft Sales and Services LimitedPKPakistan International AirlinesPRLPearl AirPJPrincely JetsR0Royal Airlines6SStar Air AviationVISVision Air International
Passenger31
9PFly Jinnah8PFAirSial6ERSerene Air5F3flyadeal3XYFlynas3—South Air3TKTurkish Airlines3IAIraqi Airways2SVSaudia2HHTaban Air2G9Air Arabia1CAAir China1D7AirAsia X1ODBatik Air Malaysia1BGBiman Bangladesh Airlines1C6Centrum Air1EKEmirates1ETEthiopian Airlines1EYEtihad Airways1IFFly Baghdad1FZflydubai1GFGulf Air1IRIran Air1J9Jazeera Airways1Y9Kish Air1WYOman Air1PCPegasus Airlines1QRQatar Airways1OVSalamAir1ULSriLankan Airlines1TGThai Airways1
Cargo7
—DHL Aviation3—TCS Courier3YGYTO Cargo Airlines3RJRoyal Jordanian2EKEmirates SkyCargo1MBMNG Airlines1O3SF Airlines1

Former hub of Aero Asia International, Air Indus, Bhoja Air and Pakistan Airways.

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

Records & rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports · world · region · country
Passengers7.3M (2017)1 · FEWER1 · FEWERMEDIAN · 64KMEDIAN · 64KMORE · 103MMORE · 103M#270of 3,974 · #86 Asia · #1 PKLongest runway3,400 m11,155 ft46 m · SHORT150 ft · SHORTMEDIAN · 975 mMEDIAN · 3,200 ftLONG · 5,300 mLONG · 17,388 ft=585of 29,858 · =170 Asia · #7 PKElevation31 m100 ft-386 m · LOW-1,266 ft · LOWMEDIAN · 240 mMEDIAN · 787 ftHIGH · 4,938 mHIGH · 16,200 ft=36,830of 43,403 · =2,301 Asia · #97 PKAgeOpened 19292026 · NEWEST2026 · NEWESTMEDIAN · 1976MEDIAN · 1976OLDEST · 1902OLDEST · 1902=369of 15,079 · =29 Asia · #3 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

4 channels
APPKARACHI APP125.500
ATISATIS126.700
GNDKARACHI GND121.600
TWRKARACHI TWR118.300