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Serious Incident (Landing on Wrong Rwy) - PIA Flight PK 150, A320-214 aircraft, Reg. No. AP-BON AT AIIAP, Lahore on 17-01-2025

  • Type: serious incident
  • Status: FINAL INVESTIGATION REPORT
  • Operator: PIA
  • Flight no.: PK 150
  • Registration number: AP-BON
  • Type of aircraft: 320-214
  • Date of occurrence: 17-01-2025
  • Date of uploading: 21-05-2026
  • Location: Lahore Airport

On 17 January, 2025, Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) Flight PK-150, an Airbus A320-214 aircraft, registration No. AP-BON mistakenly landed on the wrong runway (R/W) 36L instead of 36R at Allama Iqbal International Airport (AIIAP), Lahore. PK-150 was a scheduled commercial passenger flight which took off from King Fahd International Airport (OEDF), Dammam, Saudi Arabia for Multan International Airport (MIAP), Multan, however, it was diverted to AIIAP, Lahore due to adverse weather conditions at MIAP, Multan. Meanwhile Lahore was also reporting foggy condition with reduced visibility hence Low Visibility Procedures (LVP) were enforced at AIIAP, Lahore. The aircraft was cleared for Instrument Landing System (ILS) Approach (CAT-III) R/W 36R. Instead of aligning with the designated R/W 36R, the aircraft mistakenly landed on an unintended R/W 36L due to the wrong feeding of the ILS frequency in Flight Management System (FMS). Fortunately, there were no injuries or damage reported to any person on-board or on ground. All corresponding timings are mentioned in Universal Time Coordinated (UTC).