History of PIA - Pakistan International Airlines

Registration Type of Aircraft Cn/Sn Ex Mfd Delivery Name Fate Remarks
AP-AAC Douglas C-47A Dakota (DC-3) 9543/42-23681 VT-CPC 1943 01-04-1955 "City of Khulna" w/o March 22, 1961 dbr Paksi Airport, Pakistan 
AP-AAG Douglas C-47 Dakota (DC-3) 4356/41-7857 VT-CPG 1942 01-04-1955  

wfu

 
AP-AAH Douglas C-47A Dakota (DC-3) 12089/42-92303 VT-CPH 1943 01-04-1955 "City of Jessore" w/o March 26, 1965 cr Lowery Pass, Pakistan
AP-AAI Douglas C-47A Dakota (DC-3) 12501/42-92674 VT-CPI 1944 01-04-1955   rr May 12, 1957 re-registered, AP-AJS
AP-ABA Douglas C-47 Dakota (DC-3) 6213/41-38754 NC75490 1943 01-04-1955 "City of Peshawar" wfu 1964  
AP-ABB Douglas C-47 Dakota (DC-3) 6216/41-38757 NC58181 1943 01-04-1955 "City of Cox's Bazaar" sld July 24, 1962 to Royal Nepal Airlines, 9N-AAH
AP-ABC Douglas C-47 Dakota (DC-3) 6069/43-30638 NC88752 1942 01-04-1955 "City of Sylhet" sld February 1961 to Ethiopian Airlines, ET-ABF 
AP-ABD Douglas C-47 Dakota (DC-3) 6258/42-5670 NC88773 1943 01-04-1955 "City of Quetta" wfu 1964  
AP-ACZ Douglas C-47A Dakota (DC-3) 16813/33561 KP259

1945

11-03-1955   w/o February 25, 1956 cr Lash Golath Mountain, Pakistan 
AP-AEF Convair CV-240-7 75 NC90839 1948 11-03-1955   sld October 17, 1959 to Fokker Aircraft, Netherlands, PH-NPB 
AP-AEH Convair CV-240-7 52 NC90835 1948 11-03-1955   w/o May 15, 1958 cr New Delhi, India 
AP-AEI Douglas C-47A Dakota (DC-3) 15423/26868 KK177 1944 11-03-1955   rr May 12, 1957 re-registered, AP-AJT
AP-AFQ Lockheed L-1049C Super Constellation 4520   1954  01-02-1954   b/u 1964 hlk PIA Training Centre, Karachi, Pakistan
AP-AFR Lockheed L-1049C Super Constellation 4521   1954  18-03-1954   dnt 1969 donated to Indonesian Air Force, T-1043 
AP-AFS Lockheed L-1049C Super Constellation 4522   1954  09-04-1954   wfu 1967 b/u Karachi, Pakistan 
AP-AGG Douglas C-47B Dakota (DC-3) 16098/32846 KN420 1945 11-03-1955   sld February 1961 to Ethiopian Airlines, ET-ABE
AP-AHO Convair CV-240-5 42 VH-TAP 1948 19-06-1956  

sld October 17, 1959

to Fokker Aircraft, Netherlands, PH-NHZ 
AP-AHS Convair CV-240-5 93 VH-TAS 1948 04-07-1956  

sld October 17, 1959

to Fokker Aircraft, Netherlands, PH-NLP
AP-AJC Vickers Viscount 815 335   1958 12-01-1959 "City of Karachi"  w/o May 18, 1959 dbr Rawalpindi, Pakistan
AP-AJD Vickers Viscount 815 336   1959 13-02-1959 "City of Lahore"  sld 1964 (retained on lease from 1964 to 66) to Hawker Siddeley Aviation Ltd., UK 
AP-AJE Vickers Viscount 815 337   1959 17-03-1959 "City of Dacca"  w/o August 14, 1959 cr Karachi, Pakistan
AP-AJF Vickers Viscount 815 375   1958 31-08-1959 "City of Karachi" sld 1964 (retained on lease from 1964 to 66) to Hawker Siddeley Aviation Ltd., UK 
AP-AJG Vickers Viscount 815 376   1959 28-09-1959 "City of Dacca"  sld 1964 (retained on lease from 1964 to 66) to Hawker Siddeley Aviation Ltd., UK
AP-AJH Douglas C-47A Dakota (DC-3) 13568/42-198972 VP-918 1944   "City of Gilgit"  sld to Air Taxi Co., Iran, EP-ABG 
AP-AJS Douglas C-47A Dakota (DC-3) 12501/42-92674 AP-AAI

1944

    w/o July 01, 1957 cr Charlakhi Island, Pakistan
AP-AJT Douglas C-47B Dakota (DC-3) 15423/26868 AP-AEI 1944   "City of Rawalpindi" sld to Air Taxi Co., Iran, EP-AGZ
AP-AJY Lockheed L-1049H Super Constellation 4835   1958  11-02-1958  

dnt 1969

donated to Indonesian Air Force, T-1042
AP-AJZ Lockheed L-1049H Super Constellation 4836   1958  03-03-1958  

dnt 1969

donated to Indonesian Air Force, T-1041
AP-ALM Fokker F-27 Friendship 200 10163 PH-FCB 1960 03-01-1961   w/o August 06, 1970 cr Rawalpindi, Pakistan 
AP-ALN Fokker F-27 Friendship 200 10164 PH-FCC 1960 19-01-1961   w/o July 05, 1994 cr Dera Ismail Khan, Pakistan 
AP-ALO Fokker F-27 Friendship 200 10165 PH-FCD 1961 06-02-1961   w/o June 25, 1964 dbr Dacca Airport, Pakistan 
AP-ALW Fokker F-27 Friendship 400 10187 PH-FDB 1961 19-10-1961 "City of Shikarpur" wfu 2003  
AP-ALX Fokker F-27 Friendship 200 10188 PH-FDC 1961 06-11-1961   w/o December 12, 1971 cr near Iranian border, Pakistan 
AP-AMG Boeing 720-040B 18378/257   1961 21-12-1961   sld April 01, 1979 to Air Malta, 9H-AAM
AP-AMH Boeing 720-040B 18379/321   1962 19-10-1962   w/o May 20, 1965 cr Cairo, Egypt 
AP-AMJ Boeing 720-040B 18380/324   1962 19-11-1962   sld April 01, 1979 to Air Malta, 9H-AAN 
AP-AOA Sikorsky S-61N 61-159   1962     w/o December 10, 1966 cr Dacca, Pakistan 
AP-AOB Sikorsky S-61N 61-216   1963     sld April 1968 to BEA Helicopters, G-AWFX 
AP-AOC Sikorsky S-61N 61-225   1964     w/o February 02, 1966 cr Faridpur, Pakistan 
AP-AOF Hiller UH-12E4 2219 N9776C 1963     sld 1971 AP-AWQ
AP-ATK Hawker Siddeley HS.121 Trident IE-103 2130 G-ATNA 1965 01-03-1966   sld 1970 to CAAC, China, 232 
AP-ATL Hawker Siddeley HS.121 Trident IE-103 2131   1966 11-04-1966   sld 1970 to CAAC, China, 256 
AP-ATM Hawker Siddeley HS.121 Trident IE-103 2132   1966 17-06-1966   sld 1970 to CAAC, China, 236 
AP-ATO Fokker F-27 Friendship 200 10250 PH-FFR 1964 13-08-1964   w/o December 16, 1978 cr Karachi, Pakistan 
AP-ATQ Boeing 720-040B 18745/380 N68646 1964 28-04-1965   scr April 1986 scrapped
AP-ATT Fokker F-27 Friendship 200 10279 PH-FGW 1965 23-07-1965   w/o October 08, 1965 cr Naran, Pakistan 
AP-ATU Fokker F-27 Friendship 200 10278 PH-FGV 1965 08-07-1965 "City of Gwadar" wfu 2003  
AP-AUG Hawker Siddeley HS.121 Trident IE-103 2133   1966 14-02-1967   sld 1970 to CAAC/CAF, China, 50152 
AP-AUN Boeing 707-340C 19284/509   1966 23-07-1966   sld May 31, 1972 to JAT, Yugoslavia, YU-AGE 
AP-AUO Boeing 707-340C 19285/524   1966 22-10-1966   sld February 1973 to JAT, Yugoslavia, YU-AGG 
AP-AUP Boeing 707-340C 19286/625   1967 21-09-1967   rr December 1972 re-registered, AP-AXA 
AP-AUR Fokker F-27 Friendship 200 10307 PH-FKB 1966 30-04-1966   w/o June 16, 2004 dbr Chitral Airport, Pakistan
AP-AUS Fokker F-27 Friendship 600 10314 PH-FKI 1966 16-12-1966   w/o December 08, 1972 cr Maidan, Pakistan 
AP-AUT Lockheed L-100-382B-4C Hercules 4144    1966  26-05-1966   transferred 1966  transferred to Pakistan Air Force, 64144 
AP-AUU Lockheed L-100-382B-4C Hercules 4145    1966  31-05-1966   transferred 1966 transferred to Pakistan Air Force, 64145 
AP-AUV Fokker F-27 Friendship 200 10330 PH-FLA 1967 14-06-1967   w/o December 30, 1970 cr Shemshernagar, Pakistan 
AP-AUW Fokker F-27 Friendship 200 10331 PH-FLB 1967 27-06-1967   w/o May 28, 1973 cr Lyalpur, Pakistan 
AP-AUX Fokker F-27 Friendship 600 10335 PH-FLF 1967 30-04-1967   w/o October 23, 1986 cr Peshawar, Pakistan 
AP-AVL Boeing 707-340C 19866/738   1968 26-08-1968   rr April 1973 re-registered, AP-AWY 
AP-AVZ Boeing 707-340C 20487/847   1970 15-10-1970   w/o December 15, 1971 cr Urumqi-Diwopu, China 
AP-AWA Boeing 707-340C 20488/849   1970 23-12-1970   rr October 31, 1973 re-registered AP-AXG 
AP-AWB Boeing 707-340C 20275/844   1970 10-08-1970   rr September 30, 1972 re-registered AP-AWZ 
AP-AWD Boeing 707-373C 19716/644 N368WA 1967 01-09-1970   ret June 30, 1971 returned to lessor World AW, N368WA 
AP-AWE Boeing 707-373C 19715/642 N369WA 1967 01-09-1970   ret June 20, 1971 returned to lessor World AW, N369WA
AP-AWF DHC-6-300 Twin Otter 291   1970 26-11-1970   sld August 1972 to Air Alpes, France, F-BTOO 
AP-AWG DHC-6-300 Twin Otter 292   1970 26-11-1970   sld November 1972 to Air Alpes, France, F-BTOQ 
AP-AWH DHC-6-300 Twin Otter 293   1970 30-12-1970   w/o December 05, 1971 dbr Dacca Airport, Pakistan
AP-AWJ DHC-6-300 Twin Otter 298   1971 05-02-1971   sld October 1972 to Air Alpes, France, F-BTOR
AP-AWK DHC-6-300 Twin Otter 299   1971 17-02-1971   sld October 1972 to Air Alpes, France, F-BTOS 
AP-AWL DHC-6-300 Twin Otter 300   1971 19-03-1971   sld October 1972 to Air Alpes, France, F-BT0T
AP-AWM Fokker F-27 Friendship 600 10453 PH-FPU  1971      ntu to Bangladesh Biman, S2-ABJ
AP-AWN Fokker F-27 Friendship 600 10438 PH-FPN  1970      ntu to Bangladesh Biman, S2-ABH
AP-AWU Boeing 707-373C 18991/450 N376WA 1965 20-06-1971   wfu 1993 dismantled by December 1993 
AP-AWV Boeing 707-373C 19441/548 N371WA 1966 30-06-1971   dnt November 06, 1976 donated to Bangladesh Biman, S2-ABQ 
AP-AWY Boeing 707-340C 19866/738 AP-AVL 1968     transferred September 01, 1986 transferred to Pakistan Air Force, 68-19866 
AP-AWZ Boeing 707-340C 20275/844 AP-AWB 1970     w/o November 26, 1979 cr Taif, Saudi Arabia 
AP-AXA Boeing 707-340C 19286/625 AP-AUP 1967     wfu 1993 dismantled by December 1993 
AP-AXB Fokker F-27 Friendship 200 10288 I-ATIG 1965 06-04-1973   wfu 2000 pvd Liaquat Park, Quetta, Pakistan 
AP-AXC McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30 46931/137 N54636 1973 01-03-1974   sld September 27, 1986 to CP Air, Canada, C-FCRA 
AP-AXD McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30 46940/141   1974 02-04-1974   sld May 09, 1986 to CP Air, Canada, C-FCRB
AP-AXE McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30 46935/172   1974  19-10-1974   w/o February 03, 1981 dbr in hangar fire at Karachi Airport, Pakistan 
AP-AXF Fokker F-27 Friendship 600 10354 OO-SCA 1968 06-07-1973   w/o June 05, 1981 dbr Gilgit, Pakistan 
AP-AXG Boeing 707-340C 20488/849 AP-AWA 1970     wfu February 1999 scr 2002 Karachi, Pakistan
AP-AXK Boeing 720-047B 18590/339 N93150 1963 **-07-1974   w/o January 08, 1981 dbr Quetta, Pakistan 
AP-AXL Boeing 720-047B 18818/390 N93152 1964 **-08-1974   wfu 1986 pvd PIA Planetarium, Lahore, Pakistan
AP-AXM Boeing 720-047B 18749/374 N93151 1964 19-09-1974   wfu 1986 pvd PIA Planetarium, Karachi, Pakistan 
AP-AXQ Boeing 720-047B 18062/204 N93142 1961