Gilgit Airport

Gilgit Airport
گلگت ہوائی اڈا
Summary
Airport typePublic
ServesGilgit-15100, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
Elevation AMSL4,796 ft / 1,462 m
Coordinates35°55′07″N 074°20′01″E / 35.91861°N 74.33361°E / 35.91861; 74.33361
Map
GIL is located in Gilgit Baltistan
GIL
GIL
Location of the airport in Pakistan
GIL is located in Pakistan
GIL
GIL
GIL (Pakistan)
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
07/25 1,646 5,400 Asphalt
Statistics (2018–19[1][2][3])
Passengers45,137
Passenger changeIncrease18.2%
Aircraft movements1,286

Gilgit Airport (IATA: GIL, ICAO: OPGT) is a small domestic airport situated 1.25 nm (2.3 km) east of Gilgit,[4] a city in the Gilgit-Baltistan territory of Pakistan. The city of Gilgit is one of the two major hubs for mountaineering expeditions in the northern areas of Pakistan.

  1. ^ - 2019-APT.pdf "Major Traffic Flows By Airports During The Year 2018–2019", Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority, archived on August 27, 2021.
  2. ^ "Airport information for OPGT". World Aero Data. Archived from the original on 2019-03-05.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) Data current as of October 2006. Source: DAFIF.
  3. ^ Airport information for GIL at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
  4. ^ AIP Pakistan: OPGT – Gilgit Archived 2007-10-19 at the Wayback Machine