Mini Metro Cab and Mini Yellow Cab · 14 km west of Sialkot; head office is 6 km from Sambrial. Drive time is not published.
Where they are
One map, pinned from each airport’s published coordinates.
Category scores
Overall is the published weighted sum. A highlighted score is ahead; a tie stays plain.
Ease of use
25% · Wayfinding, security wait, and layout.
LHE6.8+0.4
SKT6.4
Comfort & amenities
20% · Seating, Wi-Fi, cleanliness, and quiet.
LHE6.4+0.8
SKT5.6
Food & retail
15% · Food and retail quality and variety.
LHE6.2+1.2
SKT5.0
Ground access
15% · Transit, taxi, and parking to the city.
LHE6.4+1.6
SKT4.8
Reliability
15% · Delays, cancellations, and weather resilience.
LHE5.8
SKT6.2+0.4
Lounges
10% · Worth-it density and access quality.
LHE6.6+0.2
SKT6.4
Best for
LHE
PIA / Gulf-bank connections that can sit one 2003 hallPriority Pass after international immigration (CIP Lounge upstairs left)inDrive / Yango when you are not racing a connection
SKT
A direct Gulf or UK departure from the Sialkot export regionSkipping Lahore when the flight is actually on the SKT board
Watch out for
LHE
FCDO: visa in advance on visa.nadra.gov.pk — leftover VPA / VOA is leftover-wrongUber left Pakistan in 2024; Careem ride-hailing ended 18 July 2025Express Tribune leftover 6.86 million is calendar 2025, not PCAA FY 2024–25 (6,048,541)International is a 3–4 hour ASF + FIA airport; Orange Line does not reach LHE
SKT
Domestic flying is a handful of movements a year, not a backup networkTerminal expansion and flood-drainage works are still described as underwayNo published taxi fare, parking tariff, or public bus
Amenities and tips
LHE
CIP Lounge (PP 24/7, after immigration)inDrive / Yango + official taxisDomestic CIP Lounge (PP 24/7, Gates 11–12)Duty-free after immigrationPrayer room in the international CIPTerminal Wi-Fi unpublished
International is a 3–4 hour ASF airport
Operator pages are a JS shell this pass, so sit on the ASF + FIA sequence rather than a leftover reseller clock. Polio certificates are cleared at the Airport Health Desk; the shot itself is free at Pakistani international airports.
One 2003 hall — Hajj is seasonal, not T2
The live scheduled passenger building is the Allama Iqbal Terminal (inaugurated March 2003). International and domestic share it. There is no airside walk that skips immigration for a D↔I connection.
Duty-free is the named airside landmark
Priority Pass parks the international CIP Lounge upstairs after immigration, on the same airside as duty-free. Named kitchen chains are unpublished on the operator JS site this pass — do not invent leftover Gloria Jean's / McDonald's / Starbucks.
SKT
Iqbal LoungeCab counters outside arrivalsInternational and domestic restaurantsBank of Punjab arrivals branch
Plan for the international hall
In the Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority year July 2024–June 2025, 937,832 of 939,899 passengers were international. Domestic traffic was 2,067 people.
Terminal expansion and flood works are not finished
The airport homepage describes a terminal expansion of about Rs. 1.3 billion and flood-drainage works of about Rs. 350 million. Treat both as underway.
Iqbal Lounge is airside in the international terminal
DragonPass places Iqbal Lounge after the Airport Security Force counter: follow the signs, turn right, and the lounge is on the right. It is listed as open 24 hours.
LHE · Lahore's 2003 Allama Iqbal Terminal is Pakistan's third-busiest on the PCAA FY 2024–25 count: one building, two 24/7 Priority Pass CIP rooms, and an Airport Road hop the Orange Line never makes — paid for with a 3–4 hour international, no Uber, leftover VOA that is leftover-wrong, and an expansion Interior opened as extra immigration lines, not a second terminal.
SKT · Sialkot is a single-terminal international airport run by the local business community. In the last full Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority year, 937,832 of 939,899 passengers were international. Iqbal Lounge is airside and listed 24 hours on DragonPass. Cabs wait outside; no rail or published fare was on the airport site.
