About the Airport

Introduction to Jinnah International Airport

Jinnah International Airport (IATA: KHI, ICAO: OPKC) is Pakistan's largest international and domestic airport. Located in Karachi, the largest city and capital of the Sindh province, it is named after Muhammad Ali Jinnah, the founder of Pakistan.

The airport provides a hub for the flag carrier, Pakistan International Airlines (PIA), Air Indus, Shaheen Air, airblue and many other private airlines. The airport is equipped with aircraft engineering and overhauling facilities including for wide body as well as narrow body aircraft. In 2014, over 19 Million passengers ((9.46 % growth) used Jinnah International Airport (more than 52,000 passengers per day) and 129,645 aircraft movements (4.5% growth) were registered.

Jinnah international airport is also a hub of Air Cargo handling to & from Karachi, in 2014, approximately 2.3% of growth of Cargo recorded, i,e. 1,69,124 M. tons of Cargo Handled from Jinnah Int’l Airport.

About Airport

Jinnah International Airport has a capacity of handling more than 12 million passengers annually. Jinnah International Airport Karachi has always been the largest aviation facility as well as the hub of aviation in Pakistan. It is also the primary hub of Pakistan International Airlines (PIA). All other Pakistani airlines also use Jinnah International Airport as their main hub. These include airblue and Shaheen Air, as well as several charter carriers. The building is linked via connecting corridors to two satellites, each having a provision of eight Passenger-Boarding Bridges. The eastern satellite is devoted exclusively to handling international operations. The western satellite is used for domestic operations, as well as some international operations. This is achieved through a flexible arrangement of gates there are 29 Domestic & 50 International Counters plus 4 exclusive counters for CIP and PIA business Plus, as well as a Fast-Track check-In facilities for International Travelers.

Jinnah Internal Airport offers multi-dimensional facilities to its Passengers and visitors, it has various restaurants, Duty-free shops, Mosque, several outlets of shopping facilities, book shops, various foods, beverage and snack counters and free On-Call doctor, mobile recharging points and Wi-Fi / internet kiosk etc. as well as various mode of transportation (cabs, bus services) for the comfort of our valuable passengers & visitors.

The airport also have the state-of-the-art CIP Lounge, State Lounge can be used by all first and business class passengers on all outbound flights. The airport also introduced some dedicated ultramodern lounges managed by Barclays, UBL, in the international terminal of the airport, recently M/s. Zong (one of Pakistani mobile network operator) also introduced their Lounge in the domestic (West) Satellite. There are a number of bank kiosks and ATMs that passengers can use at the airport.

Aerodrome Information

General information

Name of the Aerodrome JINNAH INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, Karachi – (OPKC)
Aerodrome Reference Point (ARP) 2454 30.80877N 6709 45.93765E (RWY Center 25R / 07L)

AERODROME ELEVATION

LOCATION

ELEVATION

THR RWY 25R Elev. 100 FT
THR RWY 07L Elev.  77 FT
RWY Center 25R / 07L (ARP) Elev.  85 FT
THR RWY 25L Elev.  89 FT
THR RWY 07R Elev.  71 FT
RWY Center 25L / 07R Being Assessed
Time Difference UTC + 5
Aerodrome Reference Temperature 35.5 o Celsius (MAY)
Magnetic Variation VAR     0 o     DEG
Aerodrome Status PUBLIC
Direction and Distance from the City 8.7 NM E-NE of Karachi city
Aerodrome Administration Operator CIVIL AVIATION AUTHORITY
Address and Telephone Numbers Airport Manager, Jinnah International Airport, Karachi-75200
+(92)(21) 9248690, 99071657, 99071613
FAX +(92)(21) 9248146
Telex 23736 CAAPK
AFTN Address OPKCYDYX
Telegram CIVILDROME KARACHI
Web Site www.karachiairport.com.pk
Chief Operations Officer +(92)(21) 9248173,99071623 & 99071653/9242111 Ext.7302
Team Leader (ATC) +(92)(21) 924 2148, 99072125
Aerodrome Charges All Aircraft except as specified by the CAA.

AERODROME DIMENSIONS & RELATED INFORMATION

AERODEOME RFF Category - 9

RUNWAYS

Direction Length Surface
07R/25L 3,400 meters (11,500 ft) Concrete
07L/25R 3,200 meters (10,500 ft) Concrete

AERODROME MOVEMENT AREA

RWY 25R/07L PCN 23/R/C/Y/T CONCRETE
RWS WIDTH 300 (m) – Surface Graded
True Bearing 2540/0740
RWY Surface Broomed
RWY 25L/07R PCN 82/R/B/X/T CONCRETE
RWS WIDTH 300 (m) – Surface Graded
True Bearing 2540/0740
RWY Surface Broomed
TWYS A and G (TURNING NODE) RWY 25R WIDTH 79 (m) - PCN 68/R/B/U/T - CONCRETE
TWYS ’A’,’B’,’C’ and ‘H’ WIDTH 37 (m) - PCN 68/R/B/W/T - CONCRETE
TWYS ‘D’,’E’,’F’ and ‘G’ WIDTH 23 (m) - PCN 68/R/B/U/T - CONCRETE
TWYS ’K’,’M’,’N’ and ’P’ WIDTH 45 (m) - PCN 68/R/B/U/T - CONCRETE
JTC Apron PCN 68/R/B/U/T – CONCRETE
Western and Eastern Apron PCN 68/R/B/U/T – CONCRETE

LOCATION

COORDINATES (WGS – 84)

THR RWY 25R 2454 44.65745N 0671040.68767E
THR RWY 07L 2454 16.95394N 0670851.19114E
RWY Center 25R / 07L (ARP) 2454 30.80877N 0670945.93765E
THR RWY 25L 2454 30 N 06710 30 E
THR RWY 07R 2454 01 N 06708 33 E
RWY Center 25L / 07R Being Assessed

AIRFIELD LIGHTING (AFL) SYSTEM

RWY 25R / 07L HIRL SDBY PWR AVBL
RWY 25L / 07R HIRL SDBY PWR AVBL
TWYS VITL SDBY PWR AVBL
(TWY Centerline Guidance not available on Western Apron)
APP RWY 07L HISAL WBAR STROB (Flashers) PAPI LEFT 3o
APP.RWY 25R HIPAL (CAT-I )WBAR PAPI LEFT 3o & GP 3o
APP.RWY 07R HISAL PAPI LEFT & RIGHT 3o
APP RWY 25L HIPAL (CAT-I) TDZL PAPI LEFT & RIGHT GP 2.91o STROB (Flashers)
AGNIS Visual docking guidance system at JTC Apron available.

NAVIGATIONAL AIDS

NDB KC 271 KHz. 245518N 0670932E
VOR KC 112.1 MHz. 245436N 0671036E
DME CH-58 X collocated wit KC VOR
ILS RWY 25R LLZ 110.1 MHz
GP 334.4 MHz (3 DEG)
KO 235.0 KHz LOCATION 3.90 NM THR RWY 25R
OM 75.0 KHz LOCATION 3.90 NM THR RWY 25R
MM 75.0 KHz LOCATION 0.57 NM THR RWY 25R
ILS RWY 25L LLZ 109.7 MHz
GP 333.2 KHz (3 DEG)
TDM CH - 34 X COLLOCATED WITH THE GP RWY 25L
Name of the Aerodrome JINNAH INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, Karachi – (OPKC)
Aerodrome Reference Point 24 54 30 80877N 67 09 45 93765E (RWY Center 25R / 07L)
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