The Pakistan Airports Authority (PAA) on Tuesday confirmed that the country’s airspace remains “fully open, safe, and completely available for all civil aviation traffic,” including commercial flights. And has rejected claims to the contrary, attributing them to a misunderstanding.
The clarification followed a Notice to Airmen (NOTAM) issued by the PAA regarding selected air traffic service (ATS) route segments in the Karachi (OPKR) and Lahore (OPLR) Flight Information Regions (FIRs). The notice specified that these segments would be temporarily unavailable from March 3 to 31 between 9:00 am and 3:00 pm daily for operational reasons.
Describing the NOTAM as a routine operational advisory, the PAA stated that the temporary closure affects only specific route segments from ground level to unlimited altitude and does not constitute a full or partial airspace shutdown. Alternative routes remain available, and air traffic services are operating normally.