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Strategically
situated
in
the
heart
of
Peshawar,
Bacha
Khan
International
Airport
is
located
approximately
180 km
from islamabad
(federal
capital
of
Pakistan)
which
makes
it
about
a
two
hour
drive
from
the
capital
via
M-1
motorway.
Since
Peshawar
is
the
capital
of
the
Khyber
Pakhtunkhwa
province,
it
provides
world
connections
for
the
majority
of
the
northwest
region
of
the
country
and
adjoining
areas
of
Afghanistan.
Since
the
province
has
a
large
Afghan pashtun community
residing
within
KPK,
Afghanistan
flights
have
always
been
on
the
rise.
The
airport
traces
its
origins
to
1927
when
there
was
a
small
airfield
that
catered
to
much
of
the british
Empire and Imperial
airways aircraft
that
were
either
travelling
onwards
to
the
east
(e.g.
to
China
and
Malaysia/Singapore)
or
west
(e.g.
Europe
and
America).
For
this
reason
the
city
was
given
the
nickname
"Gateway
to
the
East"
because
it
linked
the
traditional
oriental
culture
to
modern
occidental
traditions.
The
airport
gained
importance
after
the
independence
of
Pakistan
from
the
British
Raj;
the
civil
Aviation
Authority
pakistan (CAA)
and
the pakistan
force started
to
use
the
airfield
jointly
for
both
military
and
civil
operations.
There
were
countless
flights
operated
to
and
from
Pakistan's
largest
city,
Karachi,
as
well
as
other
cities
within
the
newly
formed
state.
The
airport
achieved
international
status
in
1965
when
the
first
flight
was
operated
from Kabul, Afghanistan to
Peshawar.
The
flight
was
operated
by
the
national
flag
carrier,
pakistan
international
airline (PIA).
As
years
went
on
the
airport
grew
with
more
flights
and
aircraft
and
relative
upgrade
was
carried
out
from
time
to
time.
It
was
not
until
1981
that
the
CAA
extended
the
terminal
to
meet
future
needs
for
the
next
decade
and
to
meet
the
estimated
growth
of
passengers.
The
apron
was
developed
fully
by
1986,
where
the
airport
was
able
to
handle
four
widebody
aircraft
and
two
small
narrow
body
aircraft
at
one
time.
In
January
2008
the
provincial
government
met
to
discuss
the
expansion
work
needed
to
upgrade
the
quality
of
the
aircraft
in
terms
of
facilities,
terminal
modernisation
and
cargo
growth.
In
June
2008
the
Deputy
Director
General
of
the
CAA,
Air
Vice
Marshal
Sajid
Habib,
said
that
five
billion
rupees
have
been
allocated
to
expand
and
develop
Peshawar
airport.
Details
of
the
work
performed
are
ambiguous.
Peshawar
is
a
major
passenger
hub
with
75%
flights
internationally
bound.
The
airport
is
currently
under
evaluation
to
be
upgraded.
The CCA is
currently
working
with
the
provincial
government
to
develop
the
airport
to
meet
international
standards.
The
airport
has
some
facilities
to
handle
the
basic
needs
of
travellers,
such
as
telephone
booths
(domestic/international),
currency
exchange,
automatic
teller
machines
(ATMs),
Internet
stations
(powered
by wateen),
information
counters,
gifts
and
souvenir
shops,
snack
shops,
rental
car
services,
and
a
post
office.
The
runway
is
9,000
feet
(2,700 m)
long,
150
feet
(46 m)
wide
with
10-foot-wide
(3.0 m)
shoulders
on
either
side
corresponding
to
International
Civil
Aviation
Organisation
Category
4E.
It
is
crossed
by
a
(rarely-operational)
railway
line,
one
of
the
few
such
runways
in
the
world.
Max
capacity:
boieng
777-300ER.
There
is
nose-in
parking
for
4
wide-bodied
aircraft
at
a
time
or
3
Airbus
and
2
narrow-body
aircraft
at
a
time.
The
airport
has
2 air
brigj which
were
constructed
in
2018.
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