Chilas Airfield چلاس ہوائی اڈا
IATA: CHB ICAO: OPCL
Summary
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 / 35.42694; 74.08500
Map
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Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft N/A 1,372 4,500 Paved

Chilas Airfield (IATA: CHB, ICAO: OPCL) is an airfield located at Chilas, a town in the Gilgit-Baltistan region of northern Pakistan.^[1]

History

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]