Chilas Airfield چلاس ہوائی اڈا | |||||||||||
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
Operator | Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority | ||||||||||
Serves | Chilas, Gilgit–Baltistan, Pakistan | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 4,150 ft / 1,265 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 35°25′37″N 074°05′06″E / 35.42694°N 74.08500°E | ||||||||||
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Chilas Airfield ( IATA: CHB, ICAO: OPCL) is an airfield located at Chilas, a town in the Gilgit-Baltistan region of northern Pakistan. [1]
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]