PEW · Peshawar, Pakistan
Bacha Khan International Airport.
--:--:-- · PKT (UTC+05:00) · 33.9939° N, 71.5146° E
Verification trail
Source-backed facts for PEW
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 5270; ident OPPS; scheduled service listed.
Cached airports.csv snapshot: 2026-04-25; runways.csv snapshot: 2026-05-21.
Official airport source
peshawarairport.com.pk
Used as the preferred live-reference handoff for terminals, gates, alerts, and airport notices.
Open sourceReference summary
Bacha Khan International Airport
Airport-shaped reference summary from en.wikipedia.org; summary snapshot 2026-05-20.
Open sourceManual / derived signals
16 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
PEW / OPPS
OurAirports ident
OPPS
GPS / local code
OPPS
ISO region
PK-KP
Scheduled service
Listed in source snapshot
Role
international scheduled-service gateway
Official host
peshawarairport.com.pk
Reference host
en.wikipedia.org
Wikidata entity
Q1516769
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
6.1 km
Approximate distance to central Peshawar.
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
9,000 ft / 2,743 m
Runway surface
asphalt
Opened / operator
Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority
Owner / entity
Q1516769
Hub airlines
Mixed or not clearly stated
Airport role
international scheduled-service gateway
Scheduled service
Listed
Fact coverage
16 source-backed signals
Bacha Khan International Airport is a international scheduled-service gateway for Peshawar, Pakistan. Peshawar's built-up core sits roughly 6.1 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.
Bacha Khan International Airport (PEW / OPPS) is at 33.9939° N, 71.5146° E, elevation 1,158 ft (353 m), serving Peshawar, 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.
Peshawar is in Pakistan (capital Islamabad); on Asia/Karachi (PKT, UTC+05:00); working languages: English, Urdu; currency: PKR (₨).
Distance from central Peshawar: 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 PEW.
Name and identity cues
Primary airport name
Bacha Khan International Airport (PEW / OPPS)
Bacha Khan International Airport · Airport in Peshawar, Pakistan
Known label 1
Peshawar International Airport
Alternate airport-name cue retained for PEW, not a separate indexable duplicate page.
Source identifiers
OPPS · OPPS · PK-KP
peshawarairport.com.pk · en.wikipedia.org · scheduled service yes
Source-specific airport notes
Regional role cue
Located on the southwestern end of the city of Peshawar, it is the fourth-busiest airport in Pakistan.
Accepted from the airport reference trail as a role-specific cue for PEW; not treated as a live service guarantee.
Closest mapped city anchors
1. Peshawar
peshawar · 6.1 km from PEW
Pakistan · Asia/Karachi · +0h · population 4,758,762 · city coordinates 34.0080, 71.5785
2. Shabqadar
shabqadar · 25 km from PEW
Pakistan · Asia/Karachi · +0h · population 66,541 · city coordinates 34.2160, 71.5548
3. Pabbi
pabbi · 26 km from PEW
Pakistan · Asia/Karachi · +0h · population 52,701 · city coordinates 34.0097, 71.7944
4. Charsadda
charsadda · 27 km from PEW
Pakistan · Asia/Karachi · +0h · population 120,170 · city coordinates 34.1482, 71.7406
5. Utmanzai
utmanzai · 31 km from PEW
Pakistan · Asia/Karachi · +0h · population 34,257 · city coordinates 34.1878, 71.7627
6. Tangi
tangi · 36 km from PEW
Pakistan · Asia/Karachi · +0h · population 29,444 · city coordinates 34.3009, 71.6524
Airport alternatives in the retained graph
1. ISB OPIS
Islamabad International Airport · Attock
131 km from PEW · Asia/Karachi · +0h · elevation 1,761 ft (537 m) · airport coordinates 33.5490, 72.8257
2. KBL OAKB
Kabul International Airport · Kabul
221 km from PEW · Asia/Kabul · -0h 30m · elevation 5,877 ft (1,791 m) · airport coordinates 34.5659, 69.2123
3. LYP OPFA
Faisalabad International Airport · Faisalabad
324 km from PEW · Asia/Karachi · +0h · elevation 591 ft (180 m) · airport coordinates 31.3649, 72.9953
Route-time reference set
1. PEW-ISB
Attock · 131 km · 1h 0m
Asia/Karachi · +0h from PEW; reference route only, not a live schedule.
2. PEW-KBL
Kabul · 221 km · 1h 7m
Asia/Kabul · -0h 30m from PEW; reference route only, not a live schedule.
3. PEW-LYP
Faisalabad · 324 km · 1h 15m
Asia/Karachi · +0h from PEW; reference route only, not a live schedule.
Runway source evidence
Published runway count
1 runway
Longest runway 9,000 ft / 2,743 m. 1 lighted runway in the runway snapshot.
Runway surface mix
asphalt
Surface labels are normalized from the OurAirports runway rows for PEW.
Runway identifiers
17/35
Identifier pairs are retained as airport-specific runway cues, not live operational availability claims.
Same-country airport context
1. ISB OPIS
Islamabad International Airport · Attock · 131 km from PEW
large airport · Asia/Karachi · pakistan · 1,761 ft (537 m) · 33.5490, 72.8257
2. LYP OPFA
Faisalabad International Airport · Faisalabad · 324 km from PEW
large airport · Asia/Karachi · pakistan · 591 ft (180 m) · 31.3649, 72.9953
3. LHE OPLA
Allama Iqbal International Airport · Lahore · 385 km from PEW
large airport · Asia/Karachi · pakistan · 712 ft (217 m) · 31.5216, 74.4036
4. MUX OPMT
Multan International Airport · Multan · 422 km from PEW
large airport · Asia/Karachi · pakistan · 403 ft (123 m) · 30.2032, 71.4191
5. KHI OPKC
Jinnah International Airport · Karachi · 1095 km from PEW
large airport · Asia/Karachi · pakistan · 100 ft (30 m) · 24.9065, 67.1608
Accepted operational notes
Source note 1
Located on the southwestern end of the city of Peshawar, it is the fourth-busiest airport in Pakistan.
Retained as a source-backed local role note for PEW.
Country and authority
PEW 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 (₨). PEW is listed with scheduled service in the airport source snapshot.
Names and local labels
PEW is also associated in the airport facts snapshot with Peshawar International Airport. These labels help catch alternate airport names without creating separate duplicate airport pages.
Reference description
Airport in Peshawar, 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: Located on the southwestern end of the city of Peshawar, it is the fourth-busiest airport in Pakistan.
Entity fingerprint
Wikidata airport entity: Q1516769 · Bacha Khan International Airport. Administrative area: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Field and clock profile
Bacha Khan International Airport is a low-elevation field at 1,158 ft (353 m), positioned at 33.9939° N, 71.5146° E in the Northern subtropics. The runway snapshot lists 1 runway and a longest runway of 9,000 ft / 2,743 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
Peshawar is the closest retained city-time anchor at 6.1 km. ISB Attock is the closest retained airport alternative at 131 km.
Country airport peers
PEW is compared with ISB Attock at 131 km, LYP Faisalabad at 324 km, LHE Lahore at 385 km, MUX Multan at 422 km, KHI Karachi at 1095 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
PEW-ISB Attock: 131 km, about 1h 0m, +0h. PEW-KBL Kabul: 221 km, about 1h 7m, -0h 30m. PEW-LYP Faisalabad: 324 km, about 1h 15m, +0h. These are distance and timezone references, not live flight availability claims.
Source trail
OurAirports ident OPPS backs the stable code, coordinate, elevation, and timezone record. peshawarairport.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 9,000 ft / 2,743 m
Runway identifiers
17/35
OurAirports classifies PEW as a large airport with scheduled service; the airport name and codes identify it as an international gateway for Peshawar.
PEW (OPPS) is a low-elevation field at 1,158 ft (353 m) in the subtropics, kept in the curated set for its route, timezone, and market-planning value.
PEW sits in a broader regional network with 3 nearby curated alternatives, so airline choice and connection strategy are part of the planning story here.
PEW's runway record lists 1 runway, with the longest runway at 9,000 ft / 2,743 m and source surfaces recorded as asphalt.
Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority is the clearest operator or management signal we currently have on file for PEW.
- Located on the southwestern end of the city of Peshawar, it is the fourth-busiest airport in Pakistan.
These operational notes prefer the structured airport facts snapshot, then fall back to the accepted airport reference at peshawarairport.com.pk, then blend that with local timezone, route, and city-access data already on this page.
Decision matrix for PEW
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
PEW uses Asia/Karachi (PKT, UTC+05:00). Use this before overnight arrivals, cross-date departures, and same-day connections.
When surface access matters
Bacha Khan International Airport is about 6.1 km from central Peshawar; build that transfer into arrival and check-in planning.
When alternates matter
ISB Attock is the closest retained alternate at 131 km, time difference +0h.
When source checks matter
peshawarairport.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 PEW inside the retained airport graph by country, timezone, elevation, and coordinate neighbors. They are deterministic dataset facts, not generated flight claims.
Country-rank position
PEW ranks #6 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
PEW shares Asia/Karachi with ISB Attock PK · KHI Karachi PK · LHE Lahore PK · LYP Faisalabad PK · MUX Multan PK. This helps separate same-clock airports by city, country, code, and geography.
Elevation-neighbor cohort
PEW is 1,158 ft (353 m). Closest elevation peers in the retained airport set include SBD 1,159 ft (353 m) (1 ft delta) · PHX 1,135 ft (346 m) (23 ft delta) · ABV 1,123 ft (342 m) (35 ft delta) · PIT 1,203 ft (367 m) (45 ft delta) · CFE 1,090 ft (332 m) (68 ft delta).
Coordinate-neighbor check
PEW's nearest retained coordinate neighbors are ISB 131 km +0h · KBL 221 km -0h 30m · LYP 324 km +0h.
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Arriving From / Departing To
| Destination | Route code | Distance | Estimated window | Time difference | Destination clock |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Attock | ISB | 131 km | 1h 0m | +0h | --:--:-- |
| Kabul | KBL | 221 km | 1h 7m | -0h 30m | --:--:-- |
| Faisalabad | LYP | 324 km | 1h 15m | +0h | --:--:-- |
PEW to ISB
Attock
Distance 131 km; estimated travel window 1h 0m; destination zone Asia/Karachi is +0h from PEW. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
PEW to KBL
Kabul
Distance 221 km; estimated travel window 1h 7m; destination zone Asia/Kabul is -0h 30m from PEW. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
PEW to LYP
Faisalabad
Distance 324 km; estimated travel window 1h 15m; destination zone Asia/Karachi is +0h from PEW. 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 Peshawar is close enough that taxi, ride-hail, and rail or shuttle links are usually the fastest arrival options.
Peshawar 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.
Bacha Khan 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 PEW, then shown with their own timezone, local time, and time difference from the airport clock.
Peshawar
peshawar · 6.1 km · Asia/Karachi
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Shabqadar
shabqadar · 25 km · Asia/Karachi
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Pabbi
pabbi · 26 km · Asia/Karachi
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Charsadda
charsadda · 27 km · Asia/Karachi
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Utmanzai
utmanzai · 31 km · Asia/Karachi
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Tangi
tangi · 36 km · Asia/Karachi
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Amangarh
amangarh · 38 km · Asia/Karachi
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Nowshera Kalan
nowshera-kalan · 42 km · Asia/Karachi
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Nowshera Cantonment
nowshera-cantonment · 45 km · Asia/Karachi
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Risalpur Cantonment
risalpur-cantonment · 45 km · Asia/Karachi
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Kohat
kohat · 46 km · Asia/Karachi
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Mardan
mardan · 54 km · Asia/Karachi
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Airlines and Network Role
Bacha Khan 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: Attock (ISB), Kabul (KBL), 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: 1 runway; longest runway 9,000 ft / 2,743 m; identifiers 17/35.
- 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 PEW. The time difference column is computed from IANA zones against the page snapshot, while the local clocks update in the browser.
Islamabad International AirportISB
Attock · large airport
- Distance
- 131 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.
Kabul International AirportKBL
Kabul · large airport
- Distance
- 221 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- -0h 30m
- Elevation
- 5,877 ft (1,791 m)
Compare against KBL when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Faisalabad International AirportLYP
Faisalabad · large airport
- Distance
- 324 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 Bacha Khan International Airport (PEW) in?▾
Bacha Khan International Airport is in the Asia/Karachi timezone (UTC+05:00, PKT).
What are the codes for Bacha Khan International Airport?▾
Bacha Khan International Airport uses IATA code PEW and ICAO code OPPS.
Where is Bacha Khan International Airport located?▾
Bacha Khan International Airport is located in Peshawar, Pakistan at coordinates 33.9939° N, 71.5146° E, with an elevation of 1,158 ft (353 m) (low-elevation field in the subtropics).
How far is Bacha Khan International Airport from central Peshawar?▾
Bacha Khan International Airport sits roughly 6.1 km from the nearest mapped city center for Peshawar.
Which route reference is most useful from PEW?▾
Attock (ISB) is one of the closest route references on this page, with an estimated travel window of 1h 0m, destination timezone Asia/Karachi, and a +0h difference from PEW.
What other airports in Pakistan are close peers to PEW?▾
PEW's curated peers in Pakistan on this site include ISB Attock, LYP Faisalabad, LHE Lahore, plus 2 more.
How many runways does Bacha Khan International Airport have?▾
Bacha Khan International Airport's source-backed operational summary lists 1 runway, with the longest runway recorded at 9,000 ft / 2,743 m; identifiers include 17/35.