Pakistan’s new Gwadar International Airport welcomed its first commercial flight from Karachi, after months of delays due to security reviews. The $246-million project, funded by China under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC),

The Gwadar airport, funded under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), was initiated in March 2019 during Imran Khan’s tenure and inaugurated in October 2024 by Shahbaz Sharif.

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The first commercial flight, Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) PK 503, carrying passengers and high-ranking officials, marked the airport's operational launch

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The New Gwadar International Airport, a key project under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), officially began operations

The New Gwadar International Airport officially became operational as its first commercial flight landed successfully

The official inauguration of the Gwadar International Airport, initially scheduled for August last year, was delayed multiple times due to security concerns in Balochistan.

GWADAR (Dunya News) – Weeks after the Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) resumed its flight operations after the four-year ban was lifted by the European regulators, a PIA flight landed here at the newly-built Gwadar International Airport, becoming the first flight to be received at the airport.

There is no doubt that the airport, like the city’s deep-water port, “symbolises a new era of prosperity for Gwadar and the rest of Balochistan” as the aviation and defence minister said to mark the commencement of commercial flight operations from there.

Gwadar International Airport in Pakistan's Balochistan province officially opened, marking a significant step toward enhanced trade and regional connectivity under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC).