Gilgit

Gilgit Airport is a small domestic airport situated 1.25 nm east of , a city in the territory of Pakistan. The city of Gilgit is one of the two major hubs for mountaineering expeditions in the northern areas of Pakistan.
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  • Type: Airfield
  • Description: airport in Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
  • Also known as: “GIL”, “Gilgit Airport”, “OPGT”, “ギルギット”, and “吉尔吉特机场”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gilgit and Danyor.

Photo: Shah zaman baloch, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a mountain town in the region.

Town
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is a city in the namesake sub-division in the region of northern Pakistan. is situated 4 km east of Gilgit.

Village
is a town in , . is situated 6 km southeast of Gilgit.

Gilgit

Latitude
35.91879° or 35° 55′ 8″ north
Longitude
74.33364° or 74° 20′ 1″ east
Elevation
1,462 metres (4,797 feet)
IATA airport code
GIL
ICAO airport code
OPGT
Open location code
8J7PW89M+GF
Geo­Names ID
6641345
Wiki­data ID
Q2985800
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In Other Languages

From Bengali to Western Panjabi—“Gilgit” goes by many names.
  • Bengali: “গিলগিত বিমানবন্দর”
  • Cebuano: “Gilgit Airport”
  • Chinese: “吉尔吉特”
  • Chinese: “吉爾吉特”
  • Chinese: “吉爾吉特機場”
  • French: “aéroport de Gilgit”
  • French: “Aéroport de Gilgit”
  • Hindi: “गलगत हवाई अड्डा”
  • Hindi: “गिलगित हवाई अड्डा”
  • Indonesian: “Bandar Udara Gilgit”
  • 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: “Гилгит”
  • Tajik: “Фурудгоҳи глгт”
  • Urdu: “گلگت ہوائی اڈا”
  • Welsh: “Maes Awyr Gilgit”
  • Western Panjabi: “گلگت ایئر پورٹ”

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Localities in the Area

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