DG Khan Airport Expansion Project Targeted for Completion by January 2028

Dera Ghazi Khan Airport Upgrade Targets January 2028 Completion

Dera Ghazi Khan’s airport expansion project is targeted for completion by January 2028, Federal Minister for Energy Sardar Awais Ahmad Khan Leghari said during an inspection visit on October 19. The project is estimated to cost Rs5.5 billion, according to the Government of Pakistan’s Press Information Department (PID).

The government says the upgrade is intended to prepare the airport for international flights. The PID reported that practical work had begun and that Civil Aviation Authority teams were working at the site, including on runway expansion.

Leghari said the upgraded airport is expected to improve travel facilities for people in Dera Ghazi Khan and surrounding areas. These are the government’s stated aims; the announcement did not provide an independent estimate of how many passengers or routes the project may support.

What the announcement confirms

The official statement sets January 2028 as the target for completing the expansion project. It does not announce a date for the start of international passenger services, name any airlines or destinations, or confirm a flight schedule. Project completion and the launch of scheduled flights are separate milestones.

The airport expansion is one of four development projects the minister said had been announced for Dera Ghazi Khan. The other projects are a cancer hospital, a long-term sewerage scheme and road improvements. The PID statement does not include detailed schedules for those projects.

Sources: Press Information Department, Government of Pakistan; The Express Tribune