Pakistan International Airlines (PK)
An at-a-glance profile of Pakistan International Airlines, the active carrier registered in Pakistan under IATA code PK. Includes its callsign, ICAO identifier, and a sample of routes filed under this code.
Carrier facts
- Legal/common name: Pakistan International Airlines
- Alias / DBA: PIA Pakistan International
- Country of registration: Pakistan
- ATC callsign: PAKISTAN
- ICAO code: PIA
Pakistan International Airlines is one of 983 active airlines indexed in this directory. The route sample below comes straight from the OpenFlights routes table. Treat it as a snapshot rather than a complete schedule. It still gives a clear picture of where the carrier flies and which airports it concentrates on.
Route sample
Up to 60 routes filed under PK. Each row links to both endpoints' airport pages and to a dedicated route page.
| From | To | Route | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUH | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | ISB | Islamabad, Pakistan | AUH→ISB |
| AUH | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | KHI | Karachi, Pakistan | AUH→KHI |
| AUH | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | LHE | Lahore, Pakistan | AUH→LHE |
| AUH | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | PEW | Peshawar, Pakistan | AUH→PEW |
| AUH | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | RYK | Rahim Yar Khan, Pakistan | AUH→RYK |
| BAH | Bahrain, Bahrain | LHE | Lahore, Pakistan | BAH→LHE |
| BCN | Barcelona, Spain | ISB | Islamabad, Pakistan | BCN→ISB |
| BCN | Barcelona, Spain | LHE | Lahore, Pakistan | BCN→LHE |
| BHV | Bahawalpur, Pakistan | ISB | Islamabad, Pakistan | BHV→ISB |
| BHV | Bahawalpur, Pakistan | KHI | Karachi, Pakistan | BHV→KHI |
| BHV | Bahawalpur, Pakistan | LHE | Lahore, Pakistan | BHV→LHE |
| BHX | Birmingham, United Kingdom | ISB | Islamabad, Pakistan | BHX→ISB |
| BOM | Mumbai, India | KHI | Karachi, Pakistan | BOM→KHI |
| CDG | Paris, France | ISB | Islamabad, Pakistan | CDG→ISB |
| CDG | Paris, France | LHE | Lahore, Pakistan | CDG→LHE |
| CDG | Paris, France | MXP | Milano, Italy | CDG→MXP |
| CJL | Chitral, Pakistan | ISB | Islamabad, Pakistan | CJL→ISB |
| CJL | Chitral, Pakistan | PEW | Peshawar, Pakistan | CJL→PEW |
| CPH | Copenhagen, Denmark | LHE | Lahore, Pakistan | CPH→LHE |
| CPH | Copenhagen, Denmark | OSL | Oslo, Norway | CPH→OSL |
| DAC | Dhaka, Bangladesh | KHI | Karachi, Pakistan | DAC→KHI |
| DBA | Dalbandin, Pakistan | KHI | Karachi, Pakistan | DBA→KHI |
| DEA | Dera Ghazi Khan, Pakistan | KHI | Karachi, Pakistan | DEA→KHI |
| DEA | Dera Ghazi Khan, Pakistan | SHJ | Sharjah, United Arab Emirates | DEA→SHJ |
| DEL | Delhi, India | KHI | Karachi, Pakistan | DEL→KHI |
| DEL | Delhi, India | LHE | Lahore, Pakistan | DEL→LHE |
| DMM | Dammam, Saudi Arabia | ISB | Islamabad, Pakistan | DMM→ISB |
| DMM | Dammam, Saudi Arabia | KHI | Karachi, Pakistan | DMM→KHI |
| DMM | Dammam, Saudi Arabia | LHE | Lahore, Pakistan | DMM→LHE |
| DMM | Dammam, Saudi Arabia | SKT | Sialkot, Pakistan | DMM→SKT |
| DOH | Doha, Qatar | BAH | Bahrain, Bahrain | DOH→BAH |
| DOH | Doha, Qatar | PEW | Peshawar, Pakistan | DOH→PEW |
| DSK | Dera Ismael Khan, Pakistan | PEW | Peshawar, Pakistan | DSK→PEW |
| DSK | Dera Ismael Khan, Pakistan | PZH | Zhob, Pakistan | DSK→PZH |
| DXB | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | ISB | Islamabad, Pakistan | DXB→ISB |
| DXB | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | KHI | Karachi, Pakistan | DXB→KHI |
| DXB | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | LHE | Lahore, Pakistan | DXB→LHE |
| GIL | Gilgit, Pakistan | ISB | Islamabad, Pakistan | GIL→ISB |
| GWD | Gwadar, Pakistan | KHI | Karachi, Pakistan | GWD→KHI |
| GWD | Gwadar, Pakistan | MCT | Muscat, Oman | GWD→MCT |
| GWD | Gwadar, Pakistan | TUK | Turbat, Pakistan | GWD→TUK |
| ISB | Islamabad, Pakistan | AUH | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | ISB→AUH |
| ISB | Islamabad, Pakistan | BCN | Barcelona, Spain | ISB→BCN |
| ISB | Islamabad, Pakistan | BHV | Bahawalpur, Pakistan | ISB→BHV |
| ISB | Islamabad, Pakistan | BHX | Birmingham, United Kingdom | ISB→BHX |
| ISB | Islamabad, Pakistan | CDG | Paris, France | ISB→CDG |
| ISB | Islamabad, Pakistan | CJL | Chitral, Pakistan | ISB→CJL |
| ISB | Islamabad, Pakistan | CPH | Copenhagen, Denmark | ISB→CPH |
| ISB | Islamabad, Pakistan | DMM | Dammam, Saudi Arabia | ISB→DMM |
| ISB | Islamabad, Pakistan | DXB | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | ISB→DXB |
| ISB | Islamabad, Pakistan | GIL | Gilgit, Pakistan | ISB→GIL |
| ISB | Islamabad, Pakistan | JED | Jeddah, Saudi Arabia | ISB→JED |
| ISB | Islamabad, Pakistan | KBL | Kabul, Afghanistan | ISB→KBL |
| ISB | Islamabad, Pakistan | KDU | Skardu, Pakistan | ISB→KDU |
| ISB | Islamabad, Pakistan | KHI | Karachi, Pakistan | ISB→KHI |
| ISB | Islamabad, Pakistan | LBA | Leeds, United Kingdom | ISB→LBA |
| ISB | Islamabad, Pakistan | LHE | Lahore, Pakistan | ISB→LHE |
| ISB | Islamabad, Pakistan | LHR | London, United Kingdom | ISB→LHR |
| ISB | Islamabad, Pakistan | MAN | Manchester, United Kingdom | ISB→MAN |
| ISB | Islamabad, Pakistan | MCT | Muscat, Oman | ISB→MCT |
Top destinations in the sample
| IATA | Airport | City | Country | Sample frequency |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KHI | Jinnah International Airport | Karachi | Pakistan | 11 |
| LHE | Alama Iqbal International Airport | Lahore | Pakistan | 10 |
| ISB | New Islamabad International Airport | Islamabad | Pakistan | 9 |
| PEW | Peshawar International Airport | Peshawar | Pakistan | 4 |
| MCT | Muscat International Airport | Muscat | Oman | 2 |
| RYK | Shaikh Zaid Airport | Rahim Yar Khan | Pakistan | 1 |
| MXP | Malpensa International Airport | Milano | Italy | 1 |
| OSL | Oslo Lufthavn | Oslo | Norway | 1 |
| SHJ | Sharjah International Airport | Sharjah | United Arab Emirates | 1 |
| SKT | Sialkot Airport | Sialkot | Pakistan | 1 |
| BAH | Bahrain International Airport | Bahrain | Bahrain | 1 |
| PZH | Zhob Airport | Zhob | Pakistan | 1 |
| TUK | Turbat International Airport | Turbat | Pakistan | 1 |
| AUH | Abu Dhabi International Airport | Abu Dhabi | United Arab Emirates | 1 |
| BCN | Barcelona International Airport | Barcelona | Spain | 1 |
| BHV | Bahawalpur Airport | Bahawalpur | Pakistan | 1 |
| BHX | Birmingham International Airport | Birmingham | United Kingdom | 1 |
| CDG | Charles de Gaulle International Airport | Paris | France | 1 |
| CJL | Chitral Airport | Chitral | Pakistan | 1 |
| CPH | Copenhagen Kastrup Airport | Copenhagen | Denmark | 1 |
| DMM | King Fahd International Airport | Dammam | Saudi Arabia | 1 |
| DXB | Dubai International Airport | Dubai | United Arab Emirates | 1 |
| GIL | Gilgit Airport | Gilgit | Pakistan | 1 |
| JED | King Abdulaziz International Airport | Jeddah | Saudi Arabia | 1 |
| KBL | Hamid Karzai International Airport | Kabul | Afghanistan | 1 |
Reading an airline page
An airline's IATA code is the two-character identifier you see on tickets and flight numbers. The ICAO code is the three-letter identifier used in air traffic control and on flight plans. The callsign is the spoken name controllers use on the radio. Together they uniquely fingerprint the carrier across regulatory and operational systems, which is handy when you have a flight number from one source and want to confirm the operator from another.
Route samples here come from a community-maintained snapshot. They aren't a substitute for the airline's official schedule, but they reflect which markets the carrier has historically flown. They're also a fast way to spot a carrier's hubs, since hub airports turn up at the top of both the destination and origin lists.