Air University is located in the foothills of Margalla. It is located in the south east corner of sector E-9 (PAF Complex) of Islamabad. The main entrance is near the intersection of Agha Shahi Avenue (9th Avenue) and Khayaban e Iqbal (Margalla Road).

From Motorway and G. T. Road (N-5)

From the airport drive on the Islamabad Highway towards Faisal Mosque. At the intersection with Margalla Road/Khaban e Iqbal turn left to Shaheen Chowk (Intersection of 9th Ave. & Margalla Road). See above.

From Murree

From Murree Road, take Kashmir Highway (westbound) to 9th Ave. Make a right turn at 9th Avenue (Northbound) from Kashmir Highway. Take 9th Avenue to Shaheen Chowk (Intersection of 9th Ave. & Margalla Road).

Islamabad is the capital of Pakistan, and is located in the Potohar Plateau in the northwest of the country. The city was built during the 1960s to replace Karachi as Pakistan's capital. Rawalpindi is considered its sister city due to the close proximity of the two cities. Islamabad is a modern city; it is well-organized, with the city being divided into different sectors and zones, each with its own shopping area and park.

Islamabad, being the capital of the country is home to federal parliament (National Assembly and Senate), Supreme Court, President's Secretariat, Prime Minister's Secretariat, and federal ministries, corporate offices of all major organizations, public and private, national and multinational.

The nascent city of Islamabad is preceded by thousands of years of history. This is the site of one of the earliest human settlements in Asia, and is at one end of the ancient Indus Valley Civilization. Near Islamabad is a site where there are stone implements made on a mass scale which were sent down to the lower reaches of the Indus river. This area was the first settlement of the Aryans from Central Asia and is on the route through which passed all those who invaded India from the North and North West. The very large number of languages still spoken in the Northern Areas is evidence of the different races that passed through what is now the federal area. This region has witnessed the passage of ancient caravans from Central Asia including armies of Alexander the Great and Amir Taimur (Tamurlane). The banks of the River Soan in Islamabad were host to stone-age man over 7000 years ago and human skulls dating back to 5000 B.C. have been found in and around Islamabad.