New Islamabad International Airport

Islamabad International Airport

(; IATA: ISB, ICAO: OPIS) is the primary universal air terminal serving the Islamabad-Rawalpindi metropolitan territory. It is Pakistan's second greenfield airport,after Sialkot Global Air terminal and is assembled 20 km outside the twin urban communities close to the Kashmir Roadway and Motorway Exchange.

The airplane terminal initiated full activities on 3 May 2018, supplanting the dead Benazir Bhutto Global Air terminal which presently frames some portion of the PAF Base Nur Khan.[3] It is the biggest air terminal in Pakistan as far as traveler limit, fit for serving 15 million travelers consistently in its first stage. Additionally arranged developments will enable it to serve up to 25 million travelers per year. The terminal incorporates 15 entryways with ten remote doors, a four-star inn, obligation free shops, sustenance court and 42 movement counters.[4] Moreover, Thoughtful Avionics Specialist of Pakistan is securing 2,833 sections of land (11.46 sq km/4.42 sq mi) of land to fabricate a third runway at the air terminal. Besides, it is additionally the primary air terminal in Pakistan fit for taking care of the Airbus A380 and is relied upon to wind up a noteworthy center point serving Northern Pakistan.

The main Airbus A380 to arrive in Pakistan touched base from Dubai Global as Emirates Flight 2524 on the eighth of July 2018.[5][6]

Emirates will be the primary carrier to serve Pakistan with the Airbus A380, beginning with four flights seven days to Dubai from the first of August 2018.[7][8