LHE — Allama Iqbal International Airport
Large airport in Lahore, Pakistan.
- IATA code
- LHE
- ICAO code
- OPLA
- Size
- large
- OurAirports class
- Passengers
- 4,490,182
- 2018 · Wikidata
- Nonstop routes
- 1
- With open traffic data
- Time zone
- UTC+5
- Asia/Karachi
- Elevation
- 217 m
- 712 ft
- Runways
- 2
- Longest 3,360 m
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About LHE
Allama Iqbal International Airport is a large airport serving Lahore, Pakistan. It opened in 1962 and is run by Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority. 4,490,182 passengers used it in 2018. Open traffic data shows 1 nonstop route from LHE.
Wikidata (CC0). Sources
Busiest nonstop routes from LHE
| Route | Distance | Passengers / year |
|---|---|---|
| LHE → IST | 4,186 km | 195,231 |
Passengers on the route, both directions, over the period of each source: US DOT / BTS T-100 (Aug 2025 – Jul 2026) for routes touching the US, Eurostat (2024) for routes reported by European airports. Routes outside these are not counted.
Airports within 150 km
| Code | Airport | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| ATQ | Sri Guru Ram Das Ji International Airport | 43 km |
| SKT | Sialkot International Airport | 113 km |
| AIP | Adampur Airport | 129 km |
| LYP | Faisalabad International Airport | 135 km |
| IXJ | Jammu Airport | 136 km |
| IXP | Pathankot Airport | 141 km |
| HWR | Halwara International Airport | 145 km |
Distance from LHE to the major hubs
Runways
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18L/36R | 3,360 m | 46 m | Concrete |
| 18R/36L | 2,743 m | 46 m | Asphalt |
OurAirports (public domain). Sources
Location
Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan · 31.5216, 74.4036
Questions
Allama Iqbal International Airport has the IATA code LHE and the ICAO code OPLA. Airlines and tickets use the three-letter IATA code; pilots and air traffic control use the four-letter ICAO code.
LHE is a large airport in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan, at 31.5216, 74.4036, 217 m above sea level.
LHE is in the Asia/Karachi time zone, UTC+5.
4,490,182 passengers in 2018, according to Wikidata.
Allama Iqbal International Airport opened in 1962.
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