List of Pakistan International Airlines destinations

Pakistan International Airlines Corporation commonly known as Pakistan International Airlines or PIA is the flag carrier airline of Pakistan. The airline, with its head office on the grounds of Jinnah International Airport in Karachi.[1][2] Its main bases are Karachi, Lahore and Islamabad/Rawalpindi.

Pakistan International Airlines was set up on 1 March 1955, after Orient Airways merged with the government's proposed new airline. During the same year the airline opened its first international service, from Karachi to London Heathrow Airport via Cairo International Airport and Leonardo da Vinci Airport in Fiumicino, Italy, using three newly acquired Lockheed L-1049C Super Constellations. The DC-3s continued operating the domestic services in Pakistan. In May 1956, PIA ordered two further Super Lockheed Constellations of the latest L-1049H version and five Vickers Viscount 815.

PIA currently operates to 19 domestic and 23 international destinations in 14 countries across Asia, Europe and North America as of June 2020.[3][4][5][6][7][8][9]

List
Country (Province) City Airport Notes Refs
 AfghanistanKabulKabul International AirportTerminated[3]
KandaharKandahar International AirportTerminated[10][11]
 AlbaniaTiranaTirana International Airport Nënë TerezaTerminated[12]
 AustraliaSydneySydney Airport[13]
 AustriaViennaVienna International AirportTerminated[14]
 AzerbaijanBakuHeydar Aliyev International Airport[4]
 BahrainManamaBahrain International Airport[3]
 BangladeshDhakaShahjalal International AirportTerminated[3][15]
 CanadaTorontoToronto Pearson International Airport[3]
 ChinaBeijingBeijing Capital International Airport[3]
GuangzhouGuangzhou Baiyun International AirportTerminated[14]
KashgarKashgar AirportTerminated[16][17]
ShanghaiShanghai Hongqiao International AirportTerminated[14]
ÜrümqiÜrümqi Diwopu International AirportTerminated[18]
 DenmarkCopenhagenCopenhagen AirportTerminated[3]
 EgyptCairoCairo International AirportTerminated[6]
 FranceParisCharles de Gaulle AirportTerminated[3]
 GermanyDüsseldorfDüsseldorf International AirportTerminated[10]
FrankfurtFrankfurt AirportTerminated[3][19]
MunichMunich International AirportTerminated[20]
 GreeceAthensAthens International AirportTerminated[18]
 Hong KongHong KongHong Kong International AirportTerminated[3]
 IndiaDelhiIndira Gandhi International AirportTerminated[20]
KolkataNetaji Subhas Chandra Bose International AirportTerminated[20]
MumbaiChhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International AirportTerminated[21]
 IndonesiaJakartaSoekarno–Hatta International AirportTerminated[4]
 IranMashhadMashhad International AirportTerminated[3]
TehranTehran Mehrabad International AirportTerminated[22]
ZahedanZahedan AirportTerminated[3]
 IraqBaghdadBaghdad International AirportTerminated[22]
NajafAl Najaf International Airport
 ItalyMilanMilan Malpensa AirportTerminated[3]
RomeLeonardo da Vinci–Fiumicino AirportTerminated[18]
 JapanTokyoNarita International Airport[23]
 JordanAmmanQueen Alia International AirportTerminated[6]
 KazakhstanAlmatyAlmaty International AirportTerminated[4]
 KenyaNairobiJomo Kenyatta International AirportTerminated[6]
 KuwaitKuwait CityKuwait International Airport[3]
 LebanonBeirutBeirut–Rafic Hariri International AirportTerminated[20]
 LibyaTripoliTripoli International AirportTerminated[20]
 MaldivesMaléVelana International AirportTerminated[6]
 MalaysiaKuala LumpurKuala Lumpur International Airport[24]
 MyanmarYangonYangon International AirportTerminated[10]
   NepalKathmanduTribhuvan International AirportTerminated[3]
 NetherlandsAmsterdamAmsterdam Airport SchipholTerminated[3][19]
 NigeriaKanoKano International AirportTerminated[25]
 NorwayOsloOslo Gardermoen Airport[3]
 OmanMuscatMuscat International Airport[3]
SalalahSalalah International Airport[3]
 Pakistan (Azad Kashmir)MirpurMirpur AerodromeTerminated[3]
MuzaffarabadMuzaffarabad AirportTerminated[6]
RawalakotRawalakot AirportTerminated[6]
 Pakistan (Balochistan)DalbandinDalbandin AirportTerminated[26]
GwadarGwadar International Airport[3]
JiwaniJiwani AirportTerminated[6]
KhuzdarKhuzdar AirportTerminated[6]
OrmaraOrmara AirportTerminated[6]
PanjgurPanjgur AirportTerminated[3]
PasniPasni AirportTerminated[6]
QuettaQuetta International Airport[3]
SibiSibi Airport[6]
SuiSui AirportTerminated[6]
TurbatTurbat International Airport[3]
ZhobZhob Airport[3][27]
 Pakistan (Gilgit-Baltistan)GilgitGilgit Airport[3]
SkarduSkardu International Airport[3]
 Pakistan (Islamabad)IslamabadBenazir Bhutto International AirportAirport Closed[3]
Islamabad International AirportHub[3][28]
 Pakistan (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa)AbbottabadAbbottabad AirportTerminated[9]
BannuBannu AirportTerminated[6]
ChitralChitral Airport[3]
Dera Ismail KhanDera Ismail Khan AirportTerminated[3]
KohatKohat AirportTerminated[6]
ParachinarParachinar AirportTerminated[3]
PeshawarBacha Khan International AirportFocus city[3]
Saidu SharifSaidu Sharif Airport[3]
TarbelaTarbela Dam AirportTerminated[6]
 Pakistan (Punjab)BahawalpurBahawalpur Airport[3]
BhurbanBhurban AerodromeTerminated[9]
Dera Ghazi KhanDera Ghazi Khan International Airport[3]
FaisalabadFaisalabad International Airport[3]
LahoreAllama Iqbal International AirportSecondary Hub[3]
ManglaMangla AirportTerminated[3]
MianwaliMianwali AirportTerminated[6]
MultanMultan International AirportFocus city[3]
Rahim Yar KhanShaikh Zayed International Airport[3]
SargodhaSargodha AirbaseTerminated[29]
SialkotSialkot International AirportFocus city[3]
 Pakistan (Sindh)JacobabadJacobabad AirbaseTerminated[3]
KarachiJinnah International AirportHub[3]
HyderabadHyderabad AirportTerminated[3]
Mirpur KhasMirpur Khas AirportTerminated[3]
Mohenjo-daroMoenjodaro AirportTerminated[3]
NawabshahNawabshah AirportTerminated[3]
Sehwan SharifSehwan Sharif AirportTerminated[3]
SindhriSindhri AirportTerminated[6]
SukkurSukkur Airport[3]
 PhilippinesManilaNinoy Aquino International AirportTerminated[6]
 QatarDohaHamad International Airport[3]
 RussiaMoscowSheremetyevo International AirportTerminated[18]
 Saudi ArabiaDammamKing Fahd International Airport[3]
DhahranDhahran International AirportTerminated[30]
GassimQassim Regional Airport[31]
JeddahKing Abdulaziz International Airport[3]
MedinaPrince Mohammad bin Abdulaziz International Airport[3]
RiyadhKing Khalid International Airport[3]
Ta'ifTa'if Regional Airport[32]
 SingaporeSingaporeSingapore Changi AirportTerminated[18]
 SpainBarcelonaJosep Tarradellas Barcelona–El Prat AirportTerminated[3][33]
 Sri LankaColomboBandaranaike International AirportTerminated[3]
  SwitzerlandGenevaGeneva AirportTerminated[20]
ZürichZurich AirportTerminated[4]
 SyriaDamascusDamascus International Airport[6]
 TanzaniaDar es SalaamJulius Nyerere International AirportTerminated[22]
KilimanjaroKilimanjaro International AirportTerminated[7][34]
 ThailandBangkokSuvarnabhumi AirportTerminated[3][35]
 TurkeyAnkaraAnkara Esenboğa AirportTerminated[12]
IstanbulIstanbul Atatürk AirportTerminated[3]
 TurkmenistanAshgabatAshgabat International AirportTerminated[36]
 United Arab EmiratesAbu DhabiAbu Dhabi International Airport[3]
Al AinAl Ain International Airport[18][37]
DubaiDubai International Airport[3]
FujairahFujairah International Airport[38][39]
Ras Al KhaimahRas Al Khaimah International AirportTerminated[40]
SharjahSharjah International Airport[3]
 United KingdomBirminghamBirmingham Airport[3]
GlasgowGlasgow AirportTerminated[3]
Leeds/BradfordLeeds Bradford AirportTerminated[3]
LondonHeathrow Airport[3]
London Stansted AirportTerminated[41]
ManchesterManchester Airport[3]
 United StatesChicagoO'Hare International AirportTerminated[18]
HoustonGeorge Bush Intercontinental AirportTerminated[18]
Los Angeles Los Angeles International AirportTerminated
New York CityJohn F. Kennedy International AirportTerminated[42]
San Francisco San Francisco International AirportTerminated[43]
Washington, D.C.Washington Dulles International AirportTerminated[4]
 UzbekistanTashkentTashkent International AirportTerminated[6][44]
 YemenAdenAden International AirportTerminated[14]
Sana'aSana'a International AirportTerminated[5]

Until 1971 PIA also served various places as domestic stations in what was East Pakistan.[20][45] During the coronavirus pandemic in 2020, the PIA operated a series of chartered flights to and from Australia, South Africa, South Korea, UK and the Middle East among others to transport stranded citizens.[46][47][48] On 30 June 2020, the European Air Safety Agency banned PIA from operating in Europe for 6 months.[49]

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