Karachi : In 2023, Islamabad International Airport IIAP recorded its highest passenger flow ever with a whopping six million people passing through. Out of this number, domestic flights saw about 11,000 trips transporting approximately 1.5 million passengers; whereas international ones served around four and a half million individuals. The airport noted an exceptional figure of flight operations which sums up to about thirty-one thousand movements all reflecting the day-to-day busy status it keeps running with diverse connections. The surge in passenger volume underlines IIAP’s pivotal role as an extensively used aviation gateway too.