Chilas Airfield | |
Nativename: | Urdu: {{Nastaliq|چلاس ہوائی اڈا |
Iata: | CHB |
Icao: | OPCL |
Pushpin Map: | Gilgit Baltistan#Pakistan |
Pushpin Label: | CHB |
Type: | Public |
Operator: | Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority |
City-Served: | Chilas, Gilgit–Baltistan, Pakistan |
Elevation-F: | 4,150 |
Elevation-M: | 1,265 |
Coordinates: | 35.4269°N 74.085°W |
Metric-Rwy: | y |
R1-Number: | N/A |
R1-Length-F: | 4,500 |
R1-Length-M: | 1,372 |
R1-Surface: | Paved |
Chilas Airfield 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]