Gilgit Airport
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| Gilgit Airport | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| IATA: GIL – ICAO: OPGT | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Operator | Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority | ||
| Serves | Gilgit, Northern Areas, Pakistan | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 4,796 ft / 1,462 m | ||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| m | ft | ||
| 07/25 | 1,646 | 5,400 | Asphalt |
| Sources: AIP Pakistan[1] and DAFIF[2][3] | |||
Gilgit Airport (IATA: GIL, ICAO: OPGT) is a small domestic airport situated 1.25 nm (2.3 km) east of Gilgit[1], a city in the Northern Areas of Pakistan. The city of Gilgit is one of the two major hubs for all mountaineering expeditions in the Northern Areas of Pakistan. Many tourists choose to travel to Gilgit by air since the road travel between Islamabad and Gilgit by Karakoram Highway takes nearly 24 hours, whereas the air travel takes a mere 45-50 minutes.
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[edit] Structure
Due to the short runway at Gilgit airport that is located at the edge of a slope, even an aircraft as small as a Boeing 737 aircraft cannot land and take-off at the Gilgit Airport. Currently PIA operates French and Italian ATR 42 aircraft on the Gilgit-Islamabad route. Other aircraft that operate at the airport include the military C-130 aircraft.
[edit] Airlines and destinations
- Pakistan International Airlines (Islamabad) - flights are subject to the clearance of weather and in winter are often delayed by several days.
[edit] See also
- List of airports in Pakistan
- Airlines of Pakistan
- Transport in Pakistan
- Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority
[edit] References
- ^ a b AIP Pakistan: OPGT – Gilgit
- ^ Airport information for OPGT at World Aero Data. Source: DAFIF.
- ^ Airport information for GIL at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF.
