In 2008, Islamabad International Airport was renamed as a tribute to which person who passed away in 2007?
Islamabad International Airport connected to Islamabad via the Kashmir Highway and Rawalpindi via the GT Road. A four-lane highway is also under construction to serve cargo traffic. The Islamabad Metrobus is also being expanded to connect to the airport. Islamabad International Airport Islamabad International Airport (); ) is the main international airport serving the Islamabad-Rawalpindi metropolitan area and suburbs. It is Pakistan's second greenfield airport, after Sialkot International Airport and is built 20 km outside the twin cities near the Kashmir Highway and Motorway Interchange. The airport commenced full operations on 3 May 2018, replacing the defunct Benazir Bhutto International Airport which now
Islamabad International Airport the old airport. On 8 July 2018, the first Airbus A380 landed in Pakistan at the airport which arrived from Dubai International Airport as Emirates Flight 2524. Islamabad International Airport has a 180,000m² modular terminal building which is initially capable of handling 9 million passengers and 80,000 metric tons cargo per annum. The numbers are expected to reach 25 million passengers by 2024. Being a new airport, a significant portion of the land has been earmarked for commercial purposes such as duty-free shops, hotel and convention center, air malls, business centre, food courts, leisure and cinema facilities. The airport is