Faisalabad International Airport
Faisalabad International Airport | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Faisalabad International Airport in 2006. | |||||||||||||||
| Summary | |||||||||||||||
| Owner | Government of Pakistan | ||||||||||||||
| Location | Faisalabad, Pakistan | ||||||||||||||
| Runways | |||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
Faisalabad International Airport is an airport soutwest of Faisalabad in Pakistan. It serves Faisalabad and other cities in the Faisalabad District. The IATA code is LYP and the ICAO code is OPFA. The airport offers flights to Abu Dhabi, Dubai and Doha aswell as domestic flights within Pakistan.[1][2]
Originally, the airport was named Lyallpur Airfield but was renamed in 1979 to its current name in honor of Faisal of Saudi Arabia.[3]
References
- ↑ "FCCI hails direct flight for Medina". 2024-08-12. Retrieved 2025-10-27.
- ↑ "Air Arabia Abu Dhabi to start flights to Faisalabad, Multan in August". www.thenews.com.pk. 2021-07-27. Retrieved 2025-10-27.
- ↑ Farooq, Ahmad (2024-01-23). ""Unveiling the Fascinating History of Faisalabad: 7 Key Milestones"". Medium. Retrieved 2025-10-27.