Peshawar Air Port, Peshawar City, About Peshawar, Pashtun Valley, Muhammad ali Toru, Peshawar Valley,

Peshawar International Airport; Khyber Road, Peshawar Cantt, Pakistan.

Telephone;       +92 (0) 91 527 0035/6

Fax;                   +92 (0) 91 527 9546

Telex;                 52381, CAA-PS-PK

 

Peshawar International Airport is located approximately 180 km from Islamabad federal capital of Pakistan) which makes it about two hours drive from the capital via the state-of-the-art M-1 motorway. The airport also has quite a rich history compared to other airports within Pakistan. Since Peshawar is the capital of the Khyber Pakhtoonkhwa province, it provides world connections for the majority of the northwest region of the country and adjoining areas of Afghanistan. Since the province has a large Afghanistan-Pashtoon community residing within KP, Afghanistan flights have always been on the rise with family either visiting relatives across the border or wanting to seek a better quality of life in Pakistan.

The airport traces its origins to 1927 when there was a small airfield that catered to much of the British Empire and aircraft that were either traveling onwards to the east (e.g. to China and Malaya/Singapore) or west (e.g. Europe

and America). For this reason the city was given the nickname "Gateway to the East" because it linked the traditional oriental culture to modern occidental traditions. The airport only gained much importance after the independence of Pakistan from the British Raj. The Civil Aviation Authority of Pakistan (CAA) and the Pakistan started to use the airfield jointly for both military and civil operations. There were countless flights operated to and from Pakistan's largest city, Karachi, as well as other cities within the newly formed state.

The airport achieved international status in 1965 when the first flight was operated from Kabul, Afghanistan to Peshawar. The flight was operated 




by the national flag carrier, Pakistan International Airlines (PIA). As years went on the airport grew with more flights and aircraft and relative upgrade was carried out from time to time. It was not until 1981 that the CAA extended the terminal to meet future needs for the next decade and to meet the estimated growth of passengers. The apron was developed fully by 1986, where the airport was able to handle four wide body aircraft and two small narrow body aircraft at one time.

In January 2008 the provincial government meets to discuss the expansion work needed to upgrade the quality of the aircraft in terms of facilities, terminal modernization and cargo growth. In June 2008 the Deputy Director General of the CAA, Air Vice Marshal Sajid Habib, said that five billion rupees have been allocated to expand and develop Peshawar airport.

Peshawar is a major passenger hub with 75% flights internationally bound. The airport is currently under evaluation to be upgraded to make it compatible with future needs of the geographical location. The CAA is currently working with the provincial government to develop the airport to meet international standards. The airport has several facilities to handle the normal needs of passengers such as telephone calling (domestic/international) booths, money exchange facilities, automatic teller machines, Internet stations, information counters, gifts and souvenir shops, snack shops, rent a car services, as well as a post office. At present the following technical features are available at the airport.

Runway is approximately 9,000 feet (2,700 m) long, 150 feet (46 m) wide with 10-foot-wide (3.0 m) shoulders on either side corresponding to International Civil Aviation Organization Category 4E.

             For passenger and cargo. Combination of flexible and rigid pavements. Nose-in parking for 4 wide-bodied aircraft at a time or 3 Airbus and 2 narrow body aircraft at a time.

Lounges two Domestic Departure and Arrivals with a restaurant/Wireless internet facility in each.

Two International Departure and Arrival Halls

Two Executive Lounges for Premium and CIP passengers.

Several FIDS/Plasma Tv screens located at various points within the halls showing television programs and flight schedule timings.

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