Islamabad International Airport

Compiled by Bill Gao

Attock, Punjab (Pakistan)

IATA: ISB ICAO: OPIS

Longest Active Runway

12,001 ft

3,658 meters

Field Elevation

1,761 ft

537 m MSL

Runway Inventory

2 active

Lighted / Paved

Coordinates & Class

33.5490°, 72.8257°

LARGE AIRPORT

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Multi-Universe Rankings & Statistical Standing

How ranks work →

RunwayFacts Published Dataset

tied #188 of 650

In curated primary commercial index

Global Commercial Universe

#298 of 7558

Top 4.0% percentile worldwide

For airports with equal runway length, the worldwide order does not indicate a length difference.

National Standing (Pakistan)

tied #2 of 8 in PK

same length as UET · #3 of 44 in full national registry

vs Large Airport Median

+20%

Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 ISB in numbers: 12,001 ft longest runway · tied #188 of 650 published · #298 of 7,558 worldwide (top 4.0%) · tied #2 in Pakistan.

🔬 Operational & Aerodrome Engineering Comparative Analysis

Longest runway ≥10,500 ft

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Elevation & National Context

Lowland Aerodrome (<2,000 ft)

ISB lies at 537 m (1,761 ft), #138 of 650 published airports by elevation and 78.4 percentile among 7,558 worldwide. It is 986 ft above the Pakistan median (775 ft, 8 airports); KDU is highest at 7,316 ft, 5,555 ft higher than ISB.

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Regional Density & Alternates (100 NM)

1 Qualifying Aerodrome in Vicinity

Closest of 1 paved-runway (≥5,000 ft) neighbour within 100 NM: Sialkot International Airport (SKT), 98.5 NM, 11,811 ft. ISB has the longest runway in this radius, 190 ft over SKT.

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Runway Inventory & National Standing

Primary Runway: 12,001 ft (3,658 m)

ISB runways: 10L/28R 12,001 × 147 ft asphalt (asp); 10R/28L 12,001 × 197 ft asphalt (asp). +20% vs the 10,000 ft baseline.

🛫 Physical Runway Inventory & Surface Engineering

Runway Designator	Length (ft / m)	Width (ft / m)	Surface Material	Lighting	Status
10L/28R	12,001 ft (3658 m / 3.658 km)	147 ft (45m)	`Asphalt (ASP)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active
10R/28L	12,001 ft (3658 m / 3.658 km)	197 ft (60m)	`Asphalt (ASP)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active

🧭 Comparative Aerodromes (100 NM Radius, ≥5,000 ft Paved)

Great-circle Haversine spatial proximity matching for commercial facilities with paved runway capacity within 100 NM.

Aerodrome Name	IATA	Distance	Longest Runway	Lighting
Sialkot International Airport (Sialkot)	`SKT`	98.5 NM (182.4 km)	11,811 ft	✅ Lighted

🛡️ Source: OurAirports Open Aviation Database, snapshot 2026-09-01 · Provenance →