Benazir International Airport

Benazir Bhutto International Airport بینظیر بھٹو بین الاقوامی ہوائی اڈا‬
IATA: ISB ICAO: OPRN
Summary
Airport type	Public / Military
Owner	Pakistan Air Force
Operator	Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority
Serves	Islamabad and Rawalpindi
Location	Rawalpindi
Hub for	Pakistan International Airlines Shaheen Air International
Elevation AMSL	508 m / 1,688 ft
Coordinates	33°36′59″N 073°05′57″E / 33.61639°N 73.09917°E / 33.61639; 73.09917Coordinates: 33°36′59″N 073°05′57″E / 33.61639°N 73.09917°E / 33.61639; 73.09917
Website	www.islamabadairport.com.pk
Map
ISB Location of airport in Pakistan
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 12/30 3,292 10,801 Asphalt
Statistics (2017)
Passengers 4,767,426
Sources: Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority

Benazir Bhutto International Airport (Urdu: بینظیر بھٹو بین الاقوامی ہوائی اڈا‬‎, IATA: ISB, ICAO: OPRN) is the second-largest airport by air traffic in Pakistan, serving the capital Islamabad and its twin city Rawalpindi in the province of Punjab. Previously known as the Islamabad International Airport, it was renamed after the late Pakistani leader Benazir Bhutto in June 2008. The airport handled 4,767,860 passengers between 2015-16, compared to 3,803,060 in 2012-13. The airport will be replaced by the new Islamabad International Airport on May 3, 2018.

The airport is not located in Islamabad, but is instead in the area of Chaklala in neighbouring Rawalpindi.

In the fiscal year 2008–2009, over 3,136,664 passengers used Benazir Bhutto International Airport and 34,025 aircraft movements were registered. The airport serves as a hub for the flag carrier, Pakistan International Airlines. It is also the hub of Shaheen Air International and a focus city of airblue.

The government recently launched a Rs. 399 million project to renovate and expand the airport including the 518 by 23 m (1,700 by 75 ft) taxi way link adjacent to the lone runway of the airport. The renovation was completed by March, 2015.