Quetta International Airport (Urdu: کوئٹہ بین الاقوامی ہوائی اڈا) (IATA: UET, ICAO: OPQT) is located at Quetta, the provincial capital of Balochistan, Pakistan. The airport is the fourth highest airport in Pakistan (1605 meters above sea level). It is second largest airport in south region of the country, however the largest for the province of Balochistan. It is situated 12 km south-west of the city spread over an area of 35 acres (140,000 m2). Average scheduled flights were 1332, non schedule flights 247, and total passenger flow was 152698 were recorded for the year 2007.
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