Before the completion of the new green field Islamabad International Airport, it also had the longest runway in Pakistan.

[3] Approximately 1,000,000 travellers from Sialkot and adjacent areas are expected to benefit from this international airport each year.

[citation needed] In January 2019, the inaugural Pakistan International Airlines flight from Paris via Barcelona touched down in Sialkot, linking the city to Europe for the first time.

The airport is being upgraded to make it capable of accommodating the load of ten Boeing 747s or A340s.

Additionally, a new terminal is currently under construction to deal with an increase in passengers as well as cargo imports and exports.