Sialkot International Airport

Compiled by Bill Gao

Sialkot, Punjab (Pakistan)

IATA: SKT ICAO: OPST

Longest Active Runway

11,811 ft

3,600 meters

Field Elevation

837 ft

255 m MSL

Runway Inventory

1 active

Lighted / Paved

Coordinates & Class

32.5359°, 74.3646°

LARGE AIRPORT

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Multi-Universe Rankings & Statistical Standing

How ranks work →

RunwayFacts Published Dataset

tied #219 of 650

In curated primary commercial index

Global Commercial Universe

#371 of 7558

Top 5.2% percentile worldwide

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

National Standing (Pakistan)

#6 of 8 in PK

#6 of 44 in full national registry

vs Large Airport Median

+18.1%

Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 SKT in numbers: 11,811 ft longest runway · tied #219 of 650 published · #371 of 7,558 worldwide (top 5.2%) · #6 in Pakistan.

🔬 Operational & Aerodrome Engineering Comparative Analysis

Longest runway ≥10,500 ft

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Elevation & National Context

Lowland Aerodrome (<2,000 ft)

SKT lies at 255 m (837 ft), #212 of 650 published airports by elevation and 62.7 percentile among 7,558 worldwide. It is 62 ft above the Pakistan median (775 ft, 8 airports); KDU is highest at 7,316 ft, 6,479 ft higher than SKT.

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Regional Density & Alternates (100 NM)

4 Qualifying Aerodromes in Vicinity

Closest of 4 paved-runway (≥5,000 ft) neighbours within 100 NM: Sri Guru Ram Das Ji International Airport (ATQ), 54.3 NM, 12,000 ft. Next: LHE 60.9 NM, SXR 89.5 NM, ISB 98.5 NM. SXR has the radius's longest runway, 279 ft more than SKT.

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Runway Inventory & National Standing

Primary Runway: 11,811 ft (3,600 m)

SKT runway: 22L/04R 11,811 × 150 ft asphalt (asp). +18.1% vs the 10,000 ft baseline.

🛫 Physical Runway Inventory & Surface Engineering

Runway Designator	Length (ft / m)	Width (ft / m)	Surface Material	Lighting	Status
22L/04R	11,811 ft (3600 m / 3.600 km)	150 ft (46m)	`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
Sri Guru Ram Das Ji International Airport (Amritsar)	`ATQ`	54.3 NM (100.6 km)	12,000 ft	✅ Lighted
Allama Iqbal International Airport (Lahore)	`LHE`	60.9 NM (112.8 km)	11,024 ft	✅ Lighted
Srinagar International Airport (Srinagar)	`SXR`	89.5 NM (165.8 km)	12,090 ft	✅ Lighted
Islamabad International Airport (Attock)	`ISB`	98.5 NM (182.4 km)	12,001 ft	✅ Lighted

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