Chilas Airfield

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Chilas Airfield

چلاس ہوائی اڈا
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorPakistan Civil Aviation Authority
ServesChilas, Gilgit–Baltistan, Pakistan
Elevation AMSL4,150 ft / 1,265 m
Coordinates35°25′37″N 074°05′06″E / 35.42694°N 74.08500°E / 35.42694; 74.08500
Map
CHB is located in Gilgit Baltistan
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CHB is located in Pakistan
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Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
N/A 1,372 4,500 Paved

Chilas Airfield (IATA: CHB, ICAO: OPCL) is an airfield located at Chilas, a town in the Gilgit-Baltistan region of northern Pakistan.[1]

History

It was built during the British Raj in 1927.[1] After independence, Frontier Works Organisation (FWO) further developed it to support the construction of Karakoram Highway.[1]

The airfield was also used by Pakistan Air Force in the 1960s and 1970s and flew C-130 planes from there.[1][2]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d Nagri, Jamil (October 3, 2018). "CAA team arrives in Gilgit to start work on Chilas airfield". DAWN.COM.
  2. ^ Abbas, Ghulam. "Diamer-Bhasha Dam: WAPDA requests CAA to start air service at Chilas airstrip | Pakistan Today". Retrieved 2022-12-02.

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