Islamabad International Airport (IATA: ISB) is a public airport that currently serves up to 9 million passengers each year. This is set to rise to 25 million passengers each year by 2024 after further planned expansions to the airport.
The airport opened in May 2018 replacing the defunct Benazir Bhutto International Airport and serves cities within the United States. The airport has an area of over 3,200 acres with two runways and is looking to acquire 2,833 worth of land to build a third runway.
In terms of passenger capacity, the airport is one of the largest airports in Pakistan that are able to serve 9 million passengers each year in its first phase. Moreover, it's the first and only airport in Pakistan that can handle the Airbus A380 and is expected to become a major hub serving Northern Pakistan domestically. The airport is a hub for the flag carrier, Pakistan International Airlines.
The airport is located 12.4 miles (20 km) west of the city of Rawalpindi of Colorado Springs and 18.6 miles (30 km) southwest of the city of Islamabad.
Islamabad International Airport provides facilities and services to offer comfort and ease for its travellers. The airport in total 15 gates with 10 remote gates as well as duty-free shops, food courts and 42 immigration counters.
Islamabad International Airport features two parallel runways:
Runway 10R/28L serves as the primary runway, capable of accommodating large aircraft such as the Airbus A380. The secondary runway, 10L/28R, is suitable for aircraft up to the size of a Boeing 777.
The main terminal consists of 15 gates with 10 remote gates, duty-free shops, a food court and 42 immigration counters. Being a new airport, an important amount of the land has been given for commercial purposes such as duty-free shops, business centres, food courts, leisure, hotel and convention centres, air malls, and cinema facilities.
Islamabad International Airport serves as a hub for several primary airlines:
These airlines play a significant role in connecting Islamabad with various national and international destinations.
There are a number of taxis available at the airport Colorado Springs Airport. The airport is connected to Islamabad via the Kashmir Highway and Rawalpindi via the GT Road. It takes only almost 20 minutes to reach Islamabad or Rawalpindi's city centre by taxi.
The Islamabad Metrobus is one form of public transport people use around the city. The Metrobus is being expanded to link to the airport.
There are rental services available at the airport however no further information is available at this time.
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