Pakistan: Karachi Airport Upgrading Runway to Handle World’s Largest Plane
Wire desk byline Sourced from Xinhua, Dawn, Arab News, Anadolu and Minute Mirror. Translated and abridged by the GSRRA Desk.
Karachi Airport is expediting the upgrade of runway 07L, which will soon be classified as category 4F, making it capable of accommodating the world’s largest commercial aircraft.
Once completed, the upgraded runway will allow the Airbus A380, a double-deck aircraft with a seating capacity of up to 600 passengers, to land at the airport.
According to airport officials, construction is underway, with the project expected to be finished by the end of 2025. The upgrade involves dismantling the existing runway to build a new one designed to support larger, long-haul flights.
Several international airlines, including Emirates, have shown interest in utilizing the enhanced runway for their high-capacity aircraft.
This development is expected to significantly boost Karachi Airport’s ability to manage larger flights, strengthening its position as a key international aviation hub.
Reference Link:- https://propakistani.pk/2025/01/31/karachi-airport-upgrading-runway-to-handle-worlds-largest-plane/
Zamir Ahmed Awan is the founder and Chair of the Global Silk Route Research Alliance, a think tank in Islamabad. He studied engineering at Shanghai University in the 1980s, and years later he went back to China as Pakistan's science counsellor in Beijing, from 2010 until 2016, working on science and higher education cooperation between the two countries.…
