New Islamabad International Airport will be formally inaugurated on Tuesday (May 1).

Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi is expected to open the new facility. 

According to Civil Aviation Authority, first incoming flight of Pakistan International Airlines from Karachi will land at the new airport at 11 am the same day, while first flight of the national airline will depart for Karachi at 12.30 pm.

Complete operation will commence from Thursday.

Pakistan Air Force has lent a hand to Civil Aviation Authority for smooth and safe conduct of operations at the newly constructed Islamabad International Airport. 

In a statement on Monday, PAF Spokesperson said that a C-130 flight with passengers and luggage landed at the newly constructed runway of the airport on Friday to assess instrument landing pattern and the quality of the landing strip. 

The spokesperson said that various PAF aircraft including light weight Super Mushshak trainer to PAF Hercules Transport aircraft had also landed at the runway, paving its way for the successful landing of the first PIA mock flight at the airport. 

PAF has also established a state of the art Air Traffic Control Squadron to ensure smooth air traffic flow round the clock at the new airport.