KHI · Karachi, Pakistan
Jinnah International Airport.
--:--:-- · PKT (UTC+05:00) · 24.9065° N, 67.1608° E
Jinnah International Airport
Airport serving Karachi, Pakistan
Verification trail
Source-backed facts for KHI
This section separates stable airport identifiers from live operating data. Codes, coordinates, timezone, elevation, source identifiers, and accepted reference links are retained here; live arrivals, departures, gates, delays, NOTAMs, and airline schedule changes must still be checked with the airport or carrier.
Airport catalog
OurAirports ID 5255; ident OPKC; scheduled service listed.
Cached airports.csv snapshot: 2026-04-25; runways.csv snapshot: 2026-05-21.
Official airport source
karachiairport.com.pk
Used as the preferred live-reference handoff for terminals, gates, alerts, and airport notices.
Open sourceReference summary
Jinnah International Airport
Airport-shaped reference summary from en.wikipedia.org; summary snapshot 2026-05-20.
Open sourceManual / derived signals
18 source-backed signals
Merged from OurAirports cached airports.csv, OurAirports cached runways.csv, Wikidata airport entity snapshot, airport-shaped Wikipedia summary snapshot; facts generated 2026-05-21.
IATA / ICAO
KHI / OPKC
OurAirports ident
OPKC
GPS / local code
OPKC
ISO region
PK-SD
Scheduled service
Listed in source snapshot
Role
international scheduled-service gateway
Official host
karachiairport.com.pk
Reference host
en.wikipedia.org
Wikidata entity
Q61052
Snapshot generated
2026-05-21
Airport lookup keys
Stable codes
Regional keys
Alternate names
Nearby airport codes
Route reference codes
Accepted citation URLs
Last updated May 21, 2026. Stable airport identifiers and timezone facts are content-reviewed; clocks render live in the browser, while weather and time-difference notes are page-snapshot aids rather than permanent airport records.
Live values rendered at Nov 5, 9:24 PM UTC.
What you need to know now
Local airport time
--:--:--PKT · UTC+05:00
Time zone
PKT
Asia/Karachi · UTC+05:00
Airfield conditions
Live airport weather is temporarily unavailable.
Surface access
16 km
Approximate distance to central Karachi.
Airport Snapshot
Country capital
Islamabad
Languages
English, Urdu
Currency
PKR (₨)
Country area
796,095 km²
Passenger volume
Source note unavailable
Terminals
Not clearly stated
Runways
2 runways
Longest runway
11,155 ft / 3,400 m
Runway surface
concrete (2)
Opened / operator
1929
Owner / entity
Q61052
Hub airlines
Mixed or not clearly stated
Airport role
international scheduled-service gateway
Scheduled service
Listed
Fact coverage
18 source-backed signals
Jinnah International Airport is a international scheduled-service gateway for Karachi, Pakistan. Karachi's built-up core sits roughly 16 km from the terminal area. Operations run on Asia/Karachi (UTC+05:00, PKT). Live weather is temporarily unavailable. With 3 other indexable airports in its surrounding network, it works well as a reference point for regional flight planning and timezone checks.
Jinnah International Airport (KHI / OPKC) is at 24.9065° N, 67.1608° E, elevation 100 ft (30 m), serving Karachi, Pakistan.
The accepted reference summary is used as supporting context for the airport identity and operating notes; the timed facts here still come from the airport catalog, timezone database, country snapshot, and linked source trail.
Karachi is in Pakistan (capital Islamabad); on Asia/Karachi (PKT, UTC+05:00); working languages: English, Urdu; currency: PKR (₨).
Distance from central Karachi: 16 km.
Airport context brief
A compact traveler-facing brief from the airport catalog, country snapshot, route geometry, city anchors, peer airports, and source trail for KHI.
Name and identity cues
Primary airport name
Jinnah International Airport (KHI / OPKC)
Jinnah International Airport · Airport serving Karachi, Pakistan
Known label 1
OPQR
Alternate airport-name cue retained for KHI, not a separate indexable duplicate page.
Known label 2
OPHQ
Alternate airport-name cue retained for KHI, not a separate indexable duplicate page.
Known label 3
Drigh Road Airstrip
Alternate airport-name cue retained for KHI, not a separate indexable duplicate page.
Known label 4
Quaid-E-Azam International Airport
Alternate airport-name cue retained for KHI, not a separate indexable duplicate page.
Source identifiers
OPKC · OPKC · PK-SD
karachiairport.com.pk · en.wikipedia.org · scheduled service yes
Source-specific airport notes
Regional role cue
Jinnah International Airport, formerly Drigh Road Airport or Karachi International Airport, is an international airport serving Karachi, the largest city and commercial capital of Pakistan.
Accepted from the airport reference trail as a role-specific cue for KHI; not treated as a live service guarantee.
Closest mapped city anchors
1. Malir Cantonment
malir-cantonment · 6.1 km from KHI
Pakistan · Asia/Karachi · +0h · population 300,000 · city coordinates 24.9434, 67.2059
2. Karachi University Employees Co-operative Housing Society
karachi-university-employees-co-operative-housing-society · 7.5 km from KHI
Pakistan · Asia/Karachi · +0h · population 41,000 · city coordinates 24.9628, 67.1194
3. Pakistan Employees Cooperative Housing Society
pakistan-employees-cooperative-housing-society · 10 km from KHI
Pakistan · Asia/Karachi · +0h · population 19,500 · city coordinates 24.8742, 67.0642
4. Karachi
karachi · 16 km from KHI
Pakistan · Asia/Karachi · +0h · population 11,624,219 · city coordinates 24.8608, 67.0104
5. Gharo
gharo · 47 km from KHI
Pakistan · Asia/Karachi · +0h · population 19,524 · city coordinates 24.7418, 67.5853
6. Thatta
thatta · 79 km from KHI
Pakistan · Asia/Karachi · +0h · population 44,302 · city coordinates 24.7475, 67.9235
Airport alternatives in the retained graph
1. MUX OPMT
Multan International Airport · Multan
723 km from KHI · Asia/Karachi · +0h · elevation 403 ft (123 m) · airport coordinates 30.2032, 71.4191
2. BOM VABB
Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport · Mumbai
874 km from KHI · Asia/Kolkata · +0h 30m · elevation 39 ft (12 m) · airport coordinates 19.0887, 72.8679
3. LYP OPFA
Faisalabad International Airport · Faisalabad
918 km from KHI · Asia/Karachi · +0h · elevation 591 ft (180 m) · airport coordinates 31.3649, 72.9953
Route-time reference set
1. KHI-MUX
Multan · 723 km · 1h 45m
Asia/Karachi · +0h from KHI; reference route only, not a live schedule.
2. KHI-BOM
Mumbai · 874 km · 1h 56m
Asia/Kolkata · +0h 30m from KHI; reference route only, not a live schedule.
3. KHI-LYP
Faisalabad · 918 km · 2h 0m
Asia/Karachi · +0h from KHI; reference route only, not a live schedule.
Runway source evidence
Published runway count
2 runways
Longest runway 11,155 ft / 3,400 m. 2 lighted runways in the runway snapshot.
Runway surface mix
concrete (2)
Surface labels are normalized from the OurAirports runway rows for KHI.
Runway identifiers
07L/25R · 07R/25L
Identifier pairs are retained as airport-specific runway cues, not live operational availability claims.
Same-country airport context
1. MUX OPMT
Multan International Airport · Multan · 723 km from KHI
large airport · Asia/Karachi · pakistan · 403 ft (123 m) · 30.2032, 71.4191
2. LYP OPFA
Faisalabad International Airport · Faisalabad · 918 km from KHI
large airport · Asia/Karachi · pakistan · 591 ft (180 m) · 31.3649, 72.9953
3. LHE OPLA
Allama Iqbal International Airport · Lahore · 1022 km from KHI
large airport · Asia/Karachi · pakistan · 712 ft (217 m) · 31.5216, 74.4036
4. PEW OPPS
Bacha Khan International Airport · Peshawar · 1095 km from KHI
large airport · Asia/Karachi · pakistan · 1,158 ft (353 m) · 33.9939, 71.5146
5. ISB OPIS
Islamabad International Airport · Attock · 1107 km from KHI
large airport · Asia/Karachi · pakistan · 1,761 ft (537 m) · 33.5490, 72.8257
Accepted operational notes
Source note 1
It is Pakistan's second busiest airport in terms of total passengers, after Islamabad International Airport.
Retained as a source-backed local role note for KHI.
Country and authority
KHI sits in Pakistan (Islamic Republic of Pakistan), whose capital is Islamabad. No specific civil-aviation authority label is attached in the current map, so this page avoids inventing one. Country context: Asia, Southern Asia.
Traveler context
Common country-language signals: English, Urdu. Currency context: PKR (₨). KHI is listed with scheduled service in the airport source snapshot.
Names and local labels
KHI is also associated in the airport facts snapshot with OPQR, OPHQ, Drigh Road Airstrip, Quaid-E-Azam International Airport. These labels help catch alternate airport names without creating separate duplicate airport pages.
Reference description
Airport serving Karachi, Pakistan. This description is used only as identity context; live flight status, terminal assignment, and airport alerts still belong to the official airport or airline source.
Source-specific cues
Regional role cue: Jinnah International Airport, formerly Drigh Road Airport or Karachi International Airport, is an international airport serving Karachi, the largest city and commercial capital of Pakistan.
Entity fingerprint
Wikidata airport entity: Q61052 · Jinnah International Airport. Administrative area: Karachi. Named after: Mohammad Ali Jinnah
Field and clock profile
Jinnah International Airport is a near sea-level field at 100 ft (30 m), positioned at 24.9065° N, 67.1608° E in the Northern subtropics. The runway snapshot lists 2 runways and a longest runway of 11,155 ft / 3,400 m. The airport clock uses Asia/Karachi (PKT, UTC+05:00), so cross-date arrivals should be checked against this zone rather than the airline origin city.
City and airport alternatives
Malir Cantonment is the closest retained city-time anchor at 6.1 km. MUX Multan is the closest retained airport alternative at 723 km.
Country airport peers
KHI is compared with MUX Multan at 723 km, LYP Faisalabad at 918 km, LHE Lahore at 1022 km, PEW Peshawar at 1095 km, ISB Attock at 1107 km inside the retained Pakistan airport set, which is useful when backup airports share the same country context but differ by city, route network, and clock behavior.
Route geometry
KHI-MUX Multan: 723 km, about 1h 45m, +0h. KHI-BOM Mumbai: 874 km, about 1h 56m, +0h 30m. KHI-LYP Faisalabad: 918 km, about 2h 0m, +0h. These are distance and timezone references, not live flight availability claims.
Source trail
OurAirports ident OPKC backs the stable code, coordinate, elevation, and timezone record. karachiairport.com.pk is attached as the official airport website. en.wikipedia.org is used only as supporting reference context. Snapshot date: 2026-05-21.
Operational Profile
Traffic profile
Reference airport
Airline role
Mixed commercial service
Terminal footprint
See operational notes
Runway footprint
2 runways · longest 11,155 ft / 3,400 m
Runway identifiers
07L/25R, 07R/25L
OurAirports classifies KHI as a large airport with scheduled service; the airport name and codes identify it as an international gateway for Karachi.
KHI (OPKC) is a near sea-level field at 100 ft (30 m) in the subtropics, kept in the curated set for its route, timezone, and market-planning value.
KHI sits in a broader regional network with 3 nearby curated alternatives, so airline choice and connection strategy are part of the planning story here.
KHI's runway record lists 2 runways, with the longest runway at 11,155 ft / 3,400 m and source surfaces recorded as concrete (2).
A specific operator or management record for KHI is not currently in our source set, so this page leans on regulator and country context rather than inventing one.
- It is Pakistan's second busiest airport in terms of total passengers, after Islamabad International Airport.
These operational notes prefer the structured airport facts snapshot, then fall back to the accepted airport reference at karachiairport.com.pk, then blend that with local timezone, route, and city-access data already on this page.
Decision matrix for KHI
These are the specific situations where this airport page earns its keep: time-zone conversion, city transfer planning, nearby airport backup logic, and source-confidence checks before acting.
When the clock matters
KHI uses Asia/Karachi (PKT, UTC+05:00). Use this before overnight arrivals, cross-date departures, and same-day connections.
When surface access matters
Jinnah International Airport is about 16 km from central Karachi; build that transfer into arrival and check-in planning.
When alternates matter
MUX Multan is the closest retained alternate at 723 km, time difference +0h.
When source checks matter
karachiairport.com.pk is listed as the official airport website in the airport facts snapshot; live schedules, gates, routes, terminals, and NOTAM-sensitive operations still need official airport or airline verification.
How this airport compares nearby
These comparisons place KHI inside the retained airport graph by country, timezone, elevation, and coordinate neighbors. They are deterministic dataset facts, not generated flight claims.
Country-rank position
KHI ranks #2 in the curated Pakistan airport set when large airports are listed before medium airports, then sorted by IATA code. The retained country set has 6 airports.
Same-zone airport cohort
KHI shares Asia/Karachi with ISB Attock PK · LHE Lahore PK · LYP Faisalabad PK · MUX Multan PK · PEW Peshawar PK. This helps separate same-clock airports by city, country, code, and geography.
Elevation-neighbor cohort
KHI is 100 ft (30 m). Closest elevation peers in the retained airport set include PKX 98 ft (30 m) (2 ft delta) · RKT 102 ft (31 m) (2 ft delta) · IAH 97 ft (30 m) (3 ft delta) · MZG 103 ft (31 m) (3 ft delta) · DVO 96 ft (29 m) (4 ft delta).
Coordinate-neighbor check
KHI's nearest retained coordinate neighbors are MUX 723 km +0h · BOM 874 km +0h 30m · LYP 918 km +0h.
Flight Path Arc
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Arriving From / Departing To
| Destination | Route code | Distance | Estimated window | Time difference | Destination clock |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Multan | MUX | 723 km | 1h 45m | +0h | --:--:-- |
| Mumbai | BOM | 874 km | 1h 56m | +0h 30m | --:--:-- |
| Faisalabad | LYP | 918 km | 2h 0m | +0h | --:--:-- |
KHI to MUX
Multan
Distance 723 km; estimated travel window 1h 45m; destination zone Asia/Karachi is +0h from KHI. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
KHI to BOM
Mumbai
Distance 874 km; estimated travel window 1h 56m; destination zone Asia/Kolkata is +0h 30m from KHI. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
KHI to LYP
Faisalabad
Distance 918 km; estimated travel window 2h 0m; destination zone Asia/Karachi is +0h from KHI. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
Airport Details
Timezone
Ground Transport and Nearby Context
The airport sits in the normal outer-ring range for a major metro gateway, so rail, shuttle coach, and ride-hail all matter when you judge the fastest arrival.
Karachi is the nearest mapped city anchor in the current dataset, which makes it the cleanest companion page when travelers want to switch from airport timing into local city timing.
Jinnah International Airport has 3 nearby indexed airport alternatives, which makes backup departures and diversion logic part of real planning instead of a theoretical edge case.
Nearby city time anchors
Airport pages are most useful when they bridge into real city clocks. These city anchors are ranked by distance from KHI, then shown with their own timezone, local time, and time difference from the airport clock.
Malir Cantonment
malir-cantonment · 6.1 km · Asia/Karachi
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Karachi University Employees Co-operative Housing Society
karachi-university-employees-co-operative-housing-society · 7.5 km · Asia/Karachi
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Pakistan Employees Cooperative Housing Society
pakistan-employees-cooperative-housing-society · 10 km · Asia/Karachi
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Karachi
karachi · 16 km · Asia/Karachi
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Gharo
gharo · 47 km · Asia/Karachi
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Thatta
thatta · 79 km · Asia/Karachi
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Chuhar Jamali
chuhar-jamali · 102 km · Asia/Karachi
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Uthal
uthal · 114 km · Asia/Karachi
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Kotri
kotri · 126 km · Asia/Karachi
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Hyderabad
hyderabad · 134 km · Asia/Karachi
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Tando Muhammad Khan
tando-muhammad-khan · 141 km · Asia/Karachi
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Tando Jam
tando-jam · 149 km · Asia/Karachi
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Airlines and Network Role
Jinnah International Airport does not have a long carrier list in the current source trail, so this page emphasizes the durable pieces travelers can safely use here: local time, field identifiers, nearby airports, and timezone differences.
The route timing references show the first cross-timezone planning burden after this airport: Multan (MUX), Mumbai (BOM), Faisalabad (LYP). Treat them as distance and clock cues, then verify flight availability with the carrier.
Planning checkpoints
- Traffic signal: not clearly stated in the source trail.
- Terminal footprint: not clearly stated in the source trail.
- Runway footprint: 2 runways; longest runway 11,155 ft / 3,400 m; identifiers 07L/25R, 07R/25L.
- Runway surfaces: concrete (2); 2 lighted runways in the source snapshot.
- Operator / management: not clearly stated in the source trail.
- Opened / inaugurated: 1929.
- Network role: mixed or not clearly stated in the source trail.
Nearby Airports
Nearby airports are ranked by coordinate distance from KHI. The time difference column is computed from IANA zones against the page snapshot, while the local clocks update in the browser.
Multan International AirportMUX
Multan · large airport
- Distance
- 723 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 403 ft (123 m)
Compare against MUX when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International AirportBOM
Mumbai · large airport
- Distance
- 874 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h 30m
- Elevation
- 39 ft (12 m)
Compare against BOM when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Faisalabad International AirportLYP
Faisalabad · large airport
- Distance
- 918 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 591 ft (180 m)
Compare against LYP when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Companion Planning Tools
Questions
FAQ
What timezone is Jinnah International Airport (KHI) in?▾
Jinnah International Airport is in the Asia/Karachi timezone (UTC+05:00, PKT).
What are the codes for Jinnah International Airport?▾
Jinnah International Airport uses IATA code KHI and ICAO code OPKC.
Where is Jinnah International Airport located?▾
Jinnah International Airport is located in Karachi, Pakistan at coordinates 24.9065° N, 67.1608° E, with an elevation of 100 ft (30 m) (near sea-level field in the subtropics).
How far is Jinnah International Airport from central Karachi?▾
Jinnah International Airport sits roughly 16 km from the nearest mapped city center for Karachi.
Which route reference is most useful from KHI?▾
Multan (MUX) is one of the closest route references on this page, with an estimated travel window of 1h 45m, destination timezone Asia/Karachi, and a +0h difference from KHI.
What other airports in Pakistan are close peers to KHI?▾
KHI's curated peers in Pakistan on this site include MUX Multan, LYP Faisalabad, LHE Lahore, plus 2 more.
How many runways does Jinnah International Airport have?▾
Jinnah International Airport's source-backed operational summary lists 2 runways, with the longest runway recorded at 11,155 ft / 3,400 m; identifiers include 07L/25R, 07R/25L.