# Quetta International Airport (UET / OPQT)

**Quetta International Airport** (IATA: UET, ICAO: OPQT) is a large airport in Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan. It opened in 1947. 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/opqt

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: UET / OPQT
- Type: Large airport
- Operator: Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority
- Serves: Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan
- Opened: 1947 (Wikipedia)
- Elevation: 1,605 m / 5,267 ft
- Coordinates: 30.2514, 66.9378
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 3,658 m / 12,001 ft
- Time zone: UTC+5 · Asia/Karachi
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quetta_International_Airport (19 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q31581
- Weather station: OPQT · WMO 41660
- Ident: OPQT

## Timeline

- 1947: Quetta International Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 13R/31L | 3,658 m / 12,001 ft | 34 m / 110 ft | Asphalt | 136° / 316° | yes |
| 13L/31R | 3,646 m / 11,962 ft | 46 m / 150 ft | Concrete | 136° / 316° | yes |

## Routes

8 destinations in 3 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (8)

- [ZAH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/oizh.md) Zahedan International Airport · Iran · 588 km / 365 mi · Iran Air
- [KHI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/opkc.md) Jinnah International Airport · Pakistan · 595 km / 370 mi · Fly Jinnah, South Air, AirSial
- [TUK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/optu.md) Turbat International Airport · Pakistan · 610 km / 379 mi · South Air
- [ISB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/opis.md) Islamabad International Airport · Pakistan · 666 km / 414 mi · Fly Jinnah, Serene Air
- [LHE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/opla.md) Allama Iqbal International Airport · Pakistan · 726 km / 451 mi · Fly Jinnah, Serene Air, airblue
- [MHD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/oimm.md) Mashhad International Airport · Iran · 950 km / 590 mi · Iran Air
- [SHJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/omsj.md) Sharjah International Airport · United Arab Emirates · 1,249 km / 776 mi · Air Arabia
- [DXB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/omdb.md) Dubai International Airport · United Arab Emirates · 1,266 km / 787 mi · flydubai

## Airlines

The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from UET, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata.

### Passenger (8)

- 9P [Fly Jinnah](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/fly-jinnah) · 3
- IR [Iran Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/iran-air) · 2
- ER [Serene Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/serene-air) · 2
- [South Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/south-air) · 2
- G9 [Air Arabia](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-arabia) · 1
- PA [airblue](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/airblue) · 1
- PF [AirSial](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/airsial) · 1
- FZ [flydubai](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/flydubai) · 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 | 1,605 m / 5,267 ft | #1,684 of 43,403 | #240 in Asia | #6 in PK |
| Age | Opened 1947 | =2,942 of 15,079 | =172 in Asia | =5 in PK |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =31 in Asia | =1 in PK |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| A/G | RDO | 292.300 |
| GND | TWR | 121.800 |
| TWR | TWR | 118.050 |

## Nearby airports

- [PK-0049](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pk-0049.md) PAF Khalid Air Base · 9.6 km / 6.0 mi
- [OPPN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/oppn.md) Pishin Airport · 34 km / 21 mi
- [OP28](https://dromopedia.com/airports/op28.md) Dhingar Airport · 41 km / 25 mi
- [SBQ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/opsb.md) Sibi Airport · 116 km / 72 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: “Quetta International Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Quetta_International_Airport&oldid=1376514730), revision of 24 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/opqt/data