Sialkot International Airport, Punjab - Pakistan
Sialkot International Airport (colloquially known as Sialkot Airport) is situated 14 km (8.7 mi) west of Sialkot in the Sialkot District of Pakistan. It has the distinctions of being the first privately-owned public airport in Pakistan and South Asia and of having the longest runway in Pakistan.Approximately 1,000,000 travellers from Sialkot and adjacent areas are expected to benefit from this international airport each year.The first and the largest international airport constructed by the private sector in Pakistan, at a cost of over Rs 2.6 billion, became operational on November 30, 2007. The former military ruler of Pakistan, Pervez Musharraf formally inaugurated the Sialkot International Airport on December 11, 2007.As of today, Sialkot has the longest runway (3600 m) of all airports in Pakistan; this will change when the new New Islamabad International Airport becomes operational.