The New Gwadar Airport, a key project of the CPEC corridor, was inaugurated, with the first flight from Karachi landing at the airport.
Governor Sheikh Jafar Khan Mandokhel, Balochistan Chief Minister Sarfaraz Bugti, Federal Minister Khawaja Asif, and important Chinese dignitaries welcomed the passengers at the New Gwadar International Airport.
According to the flight schedule, the national airline flight PK 503 from Karachi is the first flight to land at the New Gwadar International Airport.
The departure of this flight from Karachi was delayed by 45 minutes and flight PK 503 departed at 10 am instead of 9:15 am, landing at 11:11 am.
The first flight from Karachi was given a water salute upon landing at the New Gwadar Airport. The national airline used a former ATR aircraft for the flight to Gwadar.
Preparations to operationalize New Gwadar International Airport enter final stages
The location of New Gwadar Airport has been tagged on the flight radar, while the airport tag has been removed from the location of Old Gwadar Airport on the flight radar.
Gwadar International Airport is the largest airport in Pakistan in terms of area, established on 430 acres at Gurandani, 26 kilometers from Gwadar city.
New Gwadar Airport has a single runway 3658 meters long and 75 meters wide, with the capacity to accommodate large aircraft.
Large aircraft such as the Airbus A380 and Boeing 747 will be able to land at Gwadar Airport, built at a cost of approximately Rs. 50 billion.
The New Gwadar Airport was symbolically inaugurated by Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif on October 14, 2024, however, regular landings of flights at the airport are starting today
