{"id":95991,"date":"2024-01-01T13:09:56","date_gmt":"2024-01-01T08:09:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/?p=95991"},"modified":"2024-01-01T13:13:29","modified_gmt":"2024-01-01T08:13:29","slug":"gwadar-intl-airport-set-open-august-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/gwadar-intl-airport-set-open-august-2024.html","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Gwadar Intl&#8217; Airport set to open in August 2024&#8242;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Islamabad: The much-anticipated Gwadar International Airport is poised to initiate flight operations in August 2024, with a substantial investment totalling PKR 51 billion, according to news published on December 30.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Read: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/gwadar-international-airports-inauguration.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Gwadar International Airport\u2019s inauguration expected soon<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) spokesperson, whose name was not disclosed, confirmed this development, revealing that the investment includes a significant Chinese grant amounting to PKR 34 billion. The news follows a major project in 2023, involving the reconstruction and upgrade of the main runway at Allama Iqbal International Airport, valued at PKR 18.5 billion, facilitating the use of Category F aircraft.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the upcoming year, the CAA is set to embark on various initiatives, each contributing to the growth and modernization of aviation infrastructure across the country:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Construction of Muridke Aerodrome and relocation of existing Walton Aerodrome after its completion on March 2024<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Construction of a multi-storeyed car parking facility for Bacha Khan International Airport<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Upgradation of existing taxiways at Multan Airport (Charlie and Alpha)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Construction of Apron H lights and Apron floodlights tower<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Improvements of the outer and inner roads of Karachi&#8217;s Jinnah International Airport to alleviate congestion and enhance passenger movement.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Establishment of new air traffic control tower and fire station at the Karachi Airport<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Construction of a new-grade fleet airport at Dera Ismail Khan at a new location<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Read: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/gwadar-international-airport-going-green.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">New Gwadar Intl\u2019 Airport takes on Green Coverage Initiative<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Furthermore, the Sukkur airport is in line for extension and upgrades, specifically designed to support F category aircraft on the main runway of Karachi Jinnah Airport. The completion of the Allama Iqbal Airport terminal building and expansion project is anticipated within two and a half years.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Islamabad: The much-anticipated Gwadar International Airport is poised to initiate flight operations in August 2024, with a substantial investment totalling PKR 51 billion, according to news published on December 30. Read: Gwadar International Airport\u2019s inauguration expected soon The Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) spokesperson, whose name was not disclosed, confirmed this development, revealing that the investment includes a significant Chinese grant amounting to PKR 34 billion. The news follows a major project in 2023, involving the reconstruction and upgrade of the main runway at Allama Iqbal International Airport, valued at PKR 18.5 billion, facilitating the use of Category F aircraft. In the upcoming year, the CAA is set to embark on various initiatives, each contributing to the growth and modernization of aviation infrastructure across the country: Read: New Gwadar Intl\u2019 Airport takes on Green Coverage Initiative Furthermore, the Sukkur airport is in line for extension and upgrades, specifically designed to support F category aircraft on the main runway of Karachi Jinnah Airport. The completion of the Allama Iqbal Airport terminal building and expansion project is anticipated within two and a half years.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":83,"featured_media":94372,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[20385],"tags":[57807,8708],"persona":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-95991","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-development-projects","8":"tag-gwadar-intl-airport-set-to-open-in-august-2024","9":"tag-gwadar-international-airport","10":"cat-20385-id"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>&#039;Gwadar Intl&#039; Airport Set to Open in August 2024&#039;- Zameen News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The Gwadar Intl&#039; Airport is scheduled to commence flight operations in August, with a total investment of PKR 51 billion...\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/gwadar-intl-airport-set-open-august-2024.html\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"&#039;Gwadar Intl&#039; 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