AirportsJinnah International Airport is a large airport serving Karachi, in Sindh, Pakistan. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is KHI.
Key facts
- IATA code
- KHI
- ICAO code
- OPKC
- City
- Karachi
- State or region
- Sindh
- Country
- Pakistan
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 24.9065° N, 67.1608° E
- Elevation
- 30 m (100 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 3,400 m (11,155 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, KHI means Jinnah International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: OPKC. ICAO codes that begin with O belong to the Middle East, Pakistan and Afghanistan. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 24.9065° N, 67.1608° E. It stands 30 metres (100 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Asia/Karachi, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Jinnah International Airport has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 3,400 metres (11,155 feet). A runway of this length can take the largest long-distance aircraft. Among the 22 airports of Pakistan on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 7.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07R/25L | 3,400 m 11,155 ft | 46 m | Concrete | Yes |
| 07L/25R | 3,200 m 10,500 ft | 46 m | Concrete | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Hyderabad AirportHyderabad | HDD | 130 km |
| Shaheed Benazirabad AirportNawabashah | WNS | 191 km |
| Bhuj AirportBhuj, India | BHJ | 312 km |
| Khuzdar AirportKhuzdar | KDD | 325 km |
| Begum Nusrat Bhutto International Airport SukkurSukkur | SKZ | 353 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 1,066 km | 1 h 45 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 874 km | 1 h 35 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 1,188 km | 1 h 55 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 6,339 km | 8 h 10 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 11,684 km | 14 h 35 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 13,445 km | 16 h 40 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 4,741 km | 6 h 15 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 6,925 km | 8 h 50 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 11,010 km | 13 h 45 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
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