Sialkot International Airport is the first-ever private-sector airport of
Pakistan managed by the Sialkot International Airport Limited (SIAL)
consortium. It is near Sambrial and is noted for having the longest runway in
Pakistan. Direct flights are available from Sialkot International Airport to Karachi,
Islamabad, Sharjah, London, Muscat, Kuwait, Dammam, Jeddah, Riyadh. Pakistan
International Airlines has plans to start non-stop flights from Sialkot to Manchester
and Barcellona. Hajj flights started in 2009. Emirates was expected to start
flights in mid 2011 to Dubai. Airblue will operate on domestic routes to
