Gilgit
Gilgit Airport is a small domestic airport situated 1.25 nm east of Gilgit, 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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Aerodrome
- Description: airport in Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
- Also known as: “GIL”, “Gilgit Airport”, and “OPGT”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gilgit and Danyor.
Gilgit
Photo: Shah zaman baloch, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Gilgit is a mountain town in the Gilgit-Baltistan region. Travellers exploring the Pakistani Himalayas or en route to or from China are almost definitely going to spend at least one night here.
Danyor
Town
Photo: Irfansheen, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Danyor is a city in the namesake sub-division in the Gilgit-Baltistan region of northern Pakistan. The city of Danyor is an administrative part of Gilgit District and lies across the Gilgit river on the outskirts of Gilgit.
Sakwar
Village
Sakwar is a town in Gilgit District, Pakistan. Sakwar is located inside Gilgit city. It is often referred as the entrance to Gilgit city. Sakwar has native population of seven families and headed by a Jirga council Shina.
Gilgit
- Categories: airport, commercial traffic aerodrome, and transportation
- Location: Gilgit District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
35.91883° or 35° 55′ 8″ northLongitude
74.33373° or 74° 20′ 1″ eastElevation
1,462 metres (4,797 feet)IATA airport code
GILICAO airport code
OPGTOpen location code
8J7PW89M+GFOpenStreetMap ID
way 254923948OpenStreetMap feature
aeroway=aerodrome
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Western Panjabi—“Gilgit” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “مطار كلكت”
- Bengali: “গিলগিত বিমানবন্দর”
- Cebuano: “Gilgit Airport”
- Chinese: “吉尔吉特”
- Chinese: “吉尔吉特机场”
- Chinese: “吉爾吉特”
- Chinese: “吉爾吉特機場”
- French: “aéroport de Gilgit”
- French: “Aéroport de Gilgit”
- French: “GIL”
- German: “Flughafen Gilgit”
- Hindi: “गलगत हवाई अड्डा”
- Hindi: “गिलगित हवाई अड्डा”
- Indonesian: “Bandar Udara Gilgit”
- Indonesian: “GIL”
- Indonesian: “OPGT”
- Japanese: “ギルギット”
- Japanese: “ギルギット空港”
- Javanese: “Bandar Udara Gilgit”
- Javanese: “Papan Anggegana Gilgit”
- Korean: “길기트 공항”
- Malay: “Lapangan Terbang Gilgit”
- Persian: “فرودگاه گلگت”
- Polish: “Port lotniczy Gilgit”
- Romanian: “Aeroportul Gilgit”
- Russian: “Аэродром Гильрит”
- Russian: “Гилгит”
- Spanish: “Aeropuerto de Gilgit”
- Tajik: “Фурудгоҳи глгт”
- Urdu: “گلگت ہوائی اڈا”
- Welsh: “Maes Awyr Gilgit”
- Western Panjabi: “گلگت ایئر پورٹ”
Places with the Same Name
Discover other places named “Gilgit”.
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Shah Karim Hostel and Kashrote.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include GB police officers mess and Aziz Bhatti Shaheed Govt. Boys High School.
Gilgit-Baltistan: Must-Visit Destinations
Delve into Gilgit, Skardu, Deosai National Park, and Khunjerab National Park.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Gilgit”. Photo: Akbar Khan Niazi, CC BY-SA 3.0.