Hijacking description
Last updated: 25 May 2013
| Status: | |
| Date: | 02 MAR 1978 |
| Type: | Boeing 747-282B |
| Operator: | Pakistan International Airlines - PIA |
| Registration: | registration unknown |
| C/n / msn: | |
| First flight: | |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Airplane damage: | Unknown |
| Location: | Islamabad (Pakistan) |
| Phase: | Unknown (UNK) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Islamabad International Airport (ISB/OPRN), Pakistan |
| Karachi International Airport (KHI/OPKC), Pakistan |
One hijacker. Hijacker taken down. Duration of the hijacking: less than 1 day.
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This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Islamabad International Airport to Karachi International Airport as the crow flies is 1119 km (699 miles).
Distance from Islamabad International Airport to Karachi International Airport as the crow flies is 1119 km (699 miles).
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
