Sialkot International Airport

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Sialkot International Airport
IATA: SKT - ICAO: N/A
Summary
Airport type Public
Operator Sialkot Chamber of Commerce & Industry
Serves Sialkot
Elevation AMSL N/A ft (N/A m)
Coordinates 32°30′35″N, 74°31′35″E
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
04/22 11,811 3,600 Bitumen

Sialkot International Airport (IATA: SKT, ICAO: N/A) is situated 14 km (8.7 mi) west of Sialkot in the Sialkot District of Pakistan. It is a smaller airport and caters mainly to the population of Sialkot.

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[edit] History

On February 2 2001, The President of Pakistan, Chief Executive General Pervez Musharraf approved the construction of an international airport at Sialkot for passenger and cargo traffic. A team of directors were approved, under the chairmanship of Mian Muhammad Riaz(CEO of Dr. Frigz International & three times chairman for SIAL) all of whom placed personal wealth into the project as a primary investment. Each director on the board had previous experience of running sizeable and successful enterprises, therefore they were all selected due to this knowledge. Also, with Rs 5 million of personal investment in the project by each one of them, the directors had a direct stake in its profitability. As the development of SIAL went on, the number of directors had reached 223 and it was decided to close membership to the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors at SIAL inspired confidence that the potential of the airport project will be fully realized. On February 26 2001, a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between the Sialkot Chamber of Commerce & Industry and the Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority of Pakistan with the approval of Ministry of Defence for the construction of the international airport in Sialkot.

By March 24 2005, Sialkot International Airport Limited (SIAL) formed under the auspices of the Chamber. On March 26 2005, The first plane landed on the newly constructed Sialkot International Airport runway, that was built to handle a fully loaded Boeing 747 as SIAL future plans involved dealing with heavy aircraft for cargo imports and exports.

[edit] Airlines

[edit] Cargo Airlines

[edit] Future Airlines

[edit] Destinations

Many passengers flying from overseas (outside Pakistan) to Sialkot International Airport, will fly into the Jinnah International Airport, Karachi, Allama Iqbal International Airport, Lahore or Islamabad International Airport, Islamabad and then get connecting flights to Sialkot.

Direct domestic destinations include:

Direct international destinations include:

 Great Britain, USA and Europe!

[edit] Services

  • Fuel farm
  • Aircraft ground maintenance services
  • Catering
  • Other related services through concessions to private parties.

[edit] Runway & Taxiways

  • Runway;
    • 3,600 meter long, 45-meter wide with 7.5-meter wide shoulders on either side orresponding to International Civil Aviation Organization Category 4E.
  • Link Taxiway;
    • 263-meter long, 23-meter wide with 10.5-meter shoulders.
  • Aprons;
    • For passenger and cargo, 45,000-Sq meter area. Combination of flexible and rigid pavements.
    • Nose-in parking for 4 wide-bodied aircraft at a time or 3 Airbus plus 3 F-27 aircraft at a time.

[edit] Future development for the airport

Sialkot is a major export hub of Pakistan. The airport is being upgraded to make it compatible to carry the load of Boeing 747. The airport authority is currently working with a private company to develop th airport to meet international standards. The airport has developed a brand new runway so heavier aircraft can land their. There is a new terminal currently being build to deal with increase in passengers as well as cargo imports and exports.

[edit] See also

[edit] External links

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