Benazir Bhutto International Airport
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Benazir Bhutto International Airport (Urdu: بینظیر بھٹو بین الاقوامی ہوائی اڈے, ICAO: OPRN) is an airport which formerly served the Islamabad-Rawalpindi metropolitan area. It was the second-largest airport by air traffic in Pakistan, until 12 May 2021 when it was replaced by the new Islamabad International Airport. Also known as Chaklala Airbase, it was renamed after the late Pakistani prime minister Benazir Bhutto (1953–2007) in June 2008.[1] The airport handled 4,767,860 passengers in 2015–16,[2] compared to 3,610,566 in 2010–11.[3]
Benazir Bhutto International Airport بینظیر بھٹو بین الاقوامی ہوائی اڈے | |||||||||||
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Airport type | Defunct | ||||||||||
Owner | Pakistan | ||||||||||
Operator | Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority | ||||||||||
Serves | Islamabad-Rawalpindi metropolitan area | ||||||||||
Location | Chaklala, Rawalpindi-46210 | ||||||||||
Opened | 1930 (1930) (as RAF Chaklala) | ||||||||||
Closed | 3 May 2018 (2018-05-03) | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 508 m / 1,667 ft | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 33°36′59″N 073°05′57″E | ||||||||||
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The airport was located in the area of Chaklala in Rawalpindi, which neighbours Islamabad. Following the establishment of the new Islamabad International Airport, the airport is no longer used for civil aviation and now forms a part of the adjoining PAF Base Nur Khan (also known as PAF Base Chaklala).