How to read this hub. Routes and airport rankings highlight services active in 2026 (through 6 2026). Destination and airline leaderboards use all-time totals. Momentum compares trailing 24-month windows. Yearly flow charts exclude partial years so trends stay comparable.
Pakistan aviation
Travelers Hub — Where Pakistan Travels
Based on aviation data from July 2006 to June 2026
Passenger movements recorded
International
236.4M
Domestic
63.2M
Airports
21
Airlines
62
Routes
714
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Chapter 02
Pakistan's travel patterns over time
Latest full year (2025): 22.0M movements
2026 includes only 6 months of data (10.5M movements) — excluded from the chart below so year-on-year trends stay comparable.
Partial years (e.g. 2026 year-to-date) are omitted from the chart. Totals across years are not directly comparable when months covered differ.
Chapter 03
Where Pakistan flies
Gulf destinations hidden — toggle to include UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Oman.
Select a route to explore its history, peak months, and momentum.
Chapter 05
What's gaining momentum?
Comparing the most recent 24 months with the prior 24 months. Airline growth rates run through the latest full calendar year in the dataset.
Fastest-growing destinations
- China+291.3%
415K trips in the recent period
- Afghanistan+140.8%
161K trips in the recent period
- Azerbaijan+85.4%
125K trips in the recent period
- Malaysia+39.3%
510K trips in the recent period
- Saudi Arabia+27.8%
12.7M trips in the recent period
- Turkey+23.0%
1.6M trips in the recent period
- Thailand+20.7%
711K trips in the recent period
Airlines growing fastest
- +117.1%
Fly Jinnah
domestic
- +96.2%
Air Sial
domestic
- +93.5%
Air Sial
international
- +51.1%
Pegasus Airlines
international
- +48.3%
Air Arabia Abu Dhabi
international
- +40.9%
Ethiopian Airlines Corporation
international
- +38.5%
Iraqi Airways
international
- +38.5%
Salam Air
international
- +27.9%
Fly Dubai
international
- +25.1%
Jazeera Airways
international
- +24.0%
Fly Nas
international
- +23.6%
Kam Air
international
Rising international routes
- Karachi → Kuala Lumpur International Airport+752.8%
- Lahore → Guangzhou Baiyun+565.2%
- Islamabad → Al Ain+254.0%
- Islamabad → Najaf+245.4%
- Islamabad → Baku/Bina+201.1%
Rising domestic routes
- Skardu → Lahore+204.7%
- Lahore → Skardu+189.6%
- Karachi → Skardu+148.5%
- Skardu → Karachi+139.7%
- Quetta → Lahore+64.1%
Chapter 06
Airport travel DNA
Top destinations from each airport in 2026 (routes with activity this year).
Top international
Top domestic
Chapter 07
Top 10 airlines — Ranked by passenger movements
International
- 1.Pakistan International59.6M
- 2.Emirates Airlines31.4M
- 3.Saudi Arabian25.8M
- 4.Air Blue18.8M
- 5.Qatar Airways16.1M
- 6.Fly Dubai10.9M
- 7.Etihad Airways9.8M
- 8.Air Arabia9.3M
- 9.Gulf Air6.8M
- 10.Turkish Airlines5.9M
Pakistan International carries the most passengers (59.6M). Hover a segment for details.
- 1.Pakistan International59.6M
- 2.Emirates Airlines31.4M
- 3.Saudi Arabian25.8M
- 4.Air Blue18.8M
- 5.Qatar Airways16.1M
- 6.Fly Dubai10.9M
- 7.Etihad Airways9.8M
- 8.Air Arabia9.3M
- 9.Gulf Air6.8M
- 10.Turkish Airlines5.9M
Domestic
- 1.Pakistan International36.3M
- 2.Air Blue9.4M
- 3.Fly Jinnah3.5M
- 4.Air Sial2.7M
Pakistan International carries the most passengers (36.3M). Hover a segment for details.
- 1.Pakistan International36.3M
- 2.Air Blue9.4M
- 3.Fly Jinnah3.5M
- 4.Air Sial2.7M
Chapter 08
When do Pakistanis travel most?
Share of all passenger movements in the dataset by calendar month — not a forecast.
Historical patterns across the full dataset — not a forecast of prices or availability.
Methodology
Source. Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority (CAA)
Coverage. Based on aviation data from July 2006 to June 2026
Note. Passenger counts are directional flight-leg movements per CAA reporting, not unique travellers.