Chilas Airfield
Airfield in Pakistan
CHB
CHB
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
- ^ a b c d Nagri, Jamil (October 3, 2018). "CAA team arrives in Gilgit to start work on Chilas airfield". DAWN.COM.
- ^ Abbas, Ghulam. "Diamer-Bhasha Dam: WAPDA requests CAA to start air service at Chilas airstrip | Pakistan Today". Retrieved 2022-12-02.
External links
- Airport information for OPCL at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
- Accident history for CHB at Aviation Safety Network
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