Faisalabad International Airport — Faisalabad, Pakistan

Faisalabad International Airport, coded LYP, serves a city that grew from a small British colonial agricultural settlement into one of Pakistan's largest industrial centers, earning it the nickname 'Manchester of Pakistan' for its dominance in textile manufacturing. The city was originally called Lyallpur, after Sir James Lyall, a Punjab lieutenant governor during British rule, and its airport code, LYP, still preserves that earlier name even though the city itself was renamed Faisalabad in the 1970s in honor of Saudi King Faisal. Faisalabad's layout is famously distinctive, built around a central clock tower with eight roads radiating outward like spokes, each lined with markets specializing in different goods. The airport connects the city to Pakistan's other major hubs, including Karachi, Lahore, and Islamabad, along with routes serving the large Pakistani diaspora working in the Gulf states. Textile exports and the associated business travel keep demand for LYP relatively steady compared with some other secondary Pakistani airports.