MUX · Multan, Pakistan
Multan International Airport.
--:--:-- · PKT (UTC+05:00) · 30.2032° N, 71.4191° E
Multan International Airport
Airport near Multan, South Punjab, Pakistan
Verification trail
Source-backed facts for MUX
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 5264; ident OPMT; scheduled service listed.
Cached airports.csv snapshot: 2026-04-25; runways.csv snapshot: 2026-05-21.
Official airport source
multaninternationalairport.com.pk
Used as the preferred live-reference handoff for terminals, gates, alerts, and airport notices.
Open sourceReference summary
Multan International Airport
Airport-shaped reference summary from en.wikipedia.org; summary snapshot 2026-05-20.
Open sourceManual / derived signals
19 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
MUX / OPMT
OurAirports ident
OPMT
GPS / local code
OPMT
ISO region
PK-PB
Scheduled service
Listed in source snapshot
Role
international scheduled-service gateway
Official host
multaninternationalairport.com.pk
Reference host
en.wikipedia.org
Wikidata entity
Q31569
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, 8:20 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
5.7 km
Approximate distance to central Multan.
Official source
multaninternationalairport.com.pkOfficial airport website listed in the airport facts snapshot
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
1 runway
Longest runway
12,353 ft / 3,765 m
Runway surface
asphalt
Opened / operator
Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority
Owner / entity
Q31569
Hub airlines
Mixed or not clearly stated
Airport role
international scheduled-service gateway
Scheduled service
Listed
Fact coverage
19 source-backed signals
Multan International Airport is a international scheduled-service gateway for Multan, Pakistan. Multan's built-up core sits roughly 5.7 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.
Multan International Airport (MUX / OPMT) is at 30.2032° N, 71.4191° E, elevation 403 ft (123 m), serving Multan, 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.
Multan is in Pakistan (capital Islamabad); on Asia/Karachi (PKT, UTC+05:00); working languages: English, Urdu; currency: PKR (₨).
Distance from central Multan: 6 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 MUX.
Name and identity cues
Primary airport name
Multan International Airport (MUX / OPMT)
Multan International Airport · Airport near Multan, South Punjab, Pakistan
Known label 1
Multan Air Base
Alternate airport-name cue retained for MUX, not a separate indexable duplicate page.
Source identifiers
OPMT · OPMT · PK-PB
multaninternationalairport.com.pk · en.wikipedia.org · scheduled service yes
Source-specific airport notes
Regional role cue
The airport is South Punjab's largest and busiest airport.
Accepted from the airport reference trail as a role-specific cue for MUX; not treated as a live service guarantee.
Location cue
Multan International Airport is an international airport located 4 km west of the city of Multan, Pakistan.
Used to make the airport page location-specific beyond the code, coordinate, and timezone record.
Closest mapped city anchors
1. Multan
multan · 5.7 km from MUX
Pakistan · Asia/Karachi · +0h · population 2,169,915 · city coordinates 30.1968, 71.4782
2. Muzaffargarh
muzaffargarh · 26 km from MUX
Pakistan · Asia/Karachi · +0h · population 235,541 · city coordinates 30.0726, 71.1938
3. Qadirpur Ran
qadirpur-ran · 26 km from MUX
Pakistan · Asia/Karachi · +0h · population 20,407 · city coordinates 30.2918, 71.6716
4. Shujaabad
shujaabad · 38 km from MUX
Pakistan · Asia/Karachi · +0h · population 65,952 · city coordinates 29.8809, 71.2934
5. Khangarh
khangarh · 41 km from MUX
Pakistan · Asia/Karachi · +0h · population 19,698 · city coordinates 29.9145, 71.1607
6. Jahanian
jahanian · 42 km from MUX
Pakistan · Asia/Karachi · +0h · population 50,270 · city coordinates 30.0393, 71.8167
Airport alternatives in the retained graph
1. LYP OPFA
Faisalabad International Airport · Faisalabad
198 km from MUX · Asia/Karachi · +0h · elevation 591 ft (180 m) · airport coordinates 31.3649, 72.9953
2. LHE OPLA
Allama Iqbal International Airport · Lahore
320 km from MUX · Asia/Karachi · +0h · elevation 712 ft (217 m) · airport coordinates 31.5216, 74.4036
3. ISB OPIS
Islamabad International Airport · Attock
395 km from MUX · Asia/Karachi · +0h · elevation 1,761 ft (537 m) · airport coordinates 33.5490, 72.8257
Route-time reference set
1. MUX-LYP
Faisalabad · 198 km · 1h 5m
Asia/Karachi · +0h from MUX; reference route only, not a live schedule.
2. MUX-LHE
Lahore · 320 km · 1h 14m
Asia/Karachi · +0h from MUX; reference route only, not a live schedule.
3. MUX-ISB
Attock · 395 km · 1h 20m
Asia/Karachi · +0h from MUX; reference route only, not a live schedule.
Runway source evidence
Published runway count
1 runway
Longest runway 12,353 ft / 3,765 m. 1 lighted runway in the runway snapshot.
Runway surface mix
asphalt
Surface labels are normalized from the OurAirports runway rows for MUX.
Runway identifiers
18/36
Identifier pairs are retained as airport-specific runway cues, not live operational availability claims.
Same-country airport context
1. LYP OPFA
Faisalabad International Airport · Faisalabad · 198 km from MUX
large airport · Asia/Karachi · pakistan · 591 ft (180 m) · 31.3649, 72.9953
2. LHE OPLA
Allama Iqbal International Airport · Lahore · 320 km from MUX
large airport · Asia/Karachi · pakistan · 712 ft (217 m) · 31.5216, 74.4036
3. ISB OPIS
Islamabad International Airport · Attock · 395 km from MUX
large airport · Asia/Karachi · pakistan · 1,761 ft (537 m) · 33.5490, 72.8257
4. PEW OPPS
Bacha Khan International Airport · Peshawar · 422 km from MUX
large airport · Asia/Karachi · pakistan · 1,158 ft (353 m) · 33.9939, 71.5146
5. KHI OPKC
Jinnah International Airport · Karachi · 723 km from MUX
large airport · Asia/Karachi · pakistan · 100 ft (30 m) · 24.9065, 67.1608
Accepted operational notes
Source note 1
The airport is South Punjab's largest and busiest airport.
Retained as a source-backed local role note for MUX.
Country and authority
MUX 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 (₨). MUX is listed with scheduled service in the airport source snapshot.
Names and local labels
MUX is also associated in the airport facts snapshot with Multan Air Base. These labels help catch alternate airport names without creating separate duplicate airport pages.
Reference description
Airport near Multan, South Punjab, 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: The airport is South Punjab's largest and busiest airport. Location cue: Multan International Airport is an international airport located 4 km west of the city of Multan, Pakistan.
Entity fingerprint
Wikidata airport entity: Q31569 · Multan International Airport. Administrative area: Punjab. Named after: Multan. Entity official-site cross-check: multaninternationalairport.com.pk
Field and clock profile
Multan International Airport is a low-elevation field at 403 ft (123 m), positioned at 30.2032° N, 71.4191° E in the Northern subtropics. The runway snapshot lists 1 runway and a longest runway of 12,353 ft / 3,765 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
Multan is the closest retained city-time anchor at 5.7 km. LYP Faisalabad is the closest retained airport alternative at 198 km.
Country airport peers
MUX is compared with LYP Faisalabad at 198 km, LHE Lahore at 320 km, ISB Attock at 395 km, PEW Peshawar at 422 km, KHI Karachi at 723 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
MUX-LYP Faisalabad: 198 km, about 1h 5m, +0h. MUX-LHE Lahore: 320 km, about 1h 14m, +0h. MUX-ISB Attock: 395 km, about 1h 20m, +0h. These are distance and timezone references, not live flight availability claims.
Source trail
OurAirports ident OPMT backs the stable code, coordinate, elevation, and timezone record. multaninternationalairport.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
1 runway · longest 12,353 ft / 3,765 m
Runway identifiers
18/36
OurAirports classifies MUX as a large airport with scheduled service; the airport name and codes identify it as an international gateway for Multan.
MUX (OPMT) is a low-elevation field at 403 ft (123 m) in the subtropics, kept in the curated set for its route, timezone, and market-planning value.
MUX sits in a broader regional network with 3 nearby curated alternatives, so airline choice and connection strategy are part of the planning story here.
MUX's runway record lists 1 runway, with the longest runway at 12,353 ft / 3,765 m and source surfaces recorded as asphalt.
Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority is the clearest operator or management signal we currently have on file for MUX.
- The airport is South Punjab's largest and busiest airport.
These operational notes prefer the structured airport facts snapshot, then fall back to the accepted airport reference at multaninternationalairport.com.pk, then blend that with local timezone, route, and city-access data already on this page.
Decision matrix for MUX
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
MUX uses Asia/Karachi (PKT, UTC+05:00). Use this before overnight arrivals, cross-date departures, and same-day connections.
When surface access matters
Multan International Airport is about 5.7 km from central Multan; build that transfer into arrival and check-in planning.
When alternates matter
LYP Faisalabad is the closest retained alternate at 198 km, time difference +0h.
When source checks matter
multaninternationalairport.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 MUX inside the retained airport graph by country, timezone, elevation, and coordinate neighbors. They are deterministic dataset facts, not generated flight claims.
Country-rank position
MUX ranks #5 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
MUX shares Asia/Karachi with ISB Attock PK · KHI Karachi PK · LHE Lahore PK · LYP Faisalabad PK · PEW Peshawar PK. This helps separate same-clock airports by city, country, code, and geography.
Elevation-neighbor cohort
MUX is 403 ft (123 m). Closest elevation peers in the retained airport set include WRO 404 ft (123 m) (1 ft delta) · RMO 399 ft (122 m) (4 ft delta) · FKB 408 ft (124 m) (5 ft delta) · KZN 411 ft (125 m) (8 ft delta) · ADB 412 ft (126 m) (9 ft delta).
Coordinate-neighbor check
MUX's nearest retained coordinate neighbors are LYP 198 km +0h · LHE 320 km +0h · ISB 395 km +0h.
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Arriving From / Departing To
| Destination | Route code | Distance | Estimated window | Time difference | Destination clock |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Faisalabad | LYP | 198 km | 1h 5m | +0h | --:--:-- |
| Lahore | LHE | 320 km | 1h 14m | +0h | --:--:-- |
| Attock | ISB | 395 km | 1h 20m | +0h | --:--:-- |
MUX to LYP
Faisalabad
Distance 198 km; estimated travel window 1h 5m; destination zone Asia/Karachi is +0h from MUX. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
MUX to LHE
Lahore
Distance 320 km; estimated travel window 1h 14m; destination zone Asia/Karachi is +0h from MUX. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
MUX to ISB
Attock
Distance 395 km; estimated travel window 1h 20m; destination zone Asia/Karachi is +0h from MUX. 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
Central Multan is close enough that taxi, ride-hail, and rail or shuttle links are usually the fastest arrival options.
Multan 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.
Multan 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 MUX, then shown with their own timezone, local time, and time difference from the airport clock.
Multan
multan · 5.7 km · Asia/Karachi
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Muzaffargarh
muzaffargarh · 26 km · Asia/Karachi
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Qadirpur Ran
qadirpur-ran · 26 km · Asia/Karachi
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Shujaabad
shujaabad · 38 km · Asia/Karachi
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Khangarh
khangarh · 41 km · Asia/Karachi
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Jahanian
jahanian · 42 km · Asia/Karachi
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Kabirwala
kabirwala · 48 km · Asia/Karachi
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Kot Addu
kot-addu · 53 km · Asia/Karachi
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Dunyapur
dunyapur · 54 km · Asia/Karachi
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Ahmadpur Sial
ahmadpur-sial · 61 km · Asia/Karachi
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Sarai Sidhu
sarai-sidhu · 68 km · Asia/Karachi
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Dhanot
dhanot · 76 km · Asia/Karachi
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Airlines and Network Role
Multan 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: Faisalabad (LYP), Lahore (LHE), Attock (ISB). 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: 1 runway; longest runway 12,353 ft / 3,765 m; identifiers 18/36.
- Runway surfaces: asphalt; 1 lighted runway in the source snapshot.
- Operator / management: Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority.
- Historical opening year: not clearly stated in the source trail.
- Network role: mixed or not clearly stated in the source trail.
Nearby Airports
Nearby airports are ranked by coordinate distance from MUX. The time difference column is computed from IANA zones against the page snapshot, while the local clocks update in the browser.
Faisalabad International AirportLYP
Faisalabad · large airport
- Distance
- 198 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.
Allama Iqbal International AirportLHE
Lahore · large airport
- Distance
- 320 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 712 ft (217 m)
Compare against LHE when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Islamabad International AirportISB
Attock · large airport
- Distance
- 395 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 1,761 ft (537 m)
Compare against ISB when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Questions
FAQ
What timezone is Multan International Airport (MUX) in?▾
Multan International Airport is in the Asia/Karachi timezone (UTC+05:00, PKT).
What are the codes for Multan International Airport?▾
Multan International Airport uses IATA code MUX and ICAO code OPMT.
Where is Multan International Airport located?▾
Multan International Airport is located in Multan, Pakistan at coordinates 30.2032° N, 71.4191° E, with an elevation of 403 ft (123 m) (low-elevation field in the subtropics).
How far is Multan International Airport from central Multan?▾
Multan International Airport sits roughly 5.7 km from the nearest mapped city center for Multan.
Which route reference is most useful from MUX?▾
Faisalabad (LYP) is one of the closest route references on this page, with an estimated travel window of 1h 5m, destination timezone Asia/Karachi, and a +0h difference from MUX.
What other airports in Pakistan are close peers to MUX?▾
MUX's curated peers in Pakistan on this site include LYP Faisalabad, LHE Lahore, ISB Attock, plus 2 more.
How many runways does Multan International Airport have?▾
Multan International Airport's source-backed operational summary lists 1 runway, with the longest runway recorded at 12,353 ft / 3,765 m; identifiers include 18/36.