# Chilas Airport (CHB / OPCL)

**Chilas Airport** (IATA: CHB, ICAO: OPCL) is a small airport in Chilas, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan. It opened in 1927. It is operated by Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/opcl

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: CHB / OPCL
- Type: Small airport
- Operator: Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority
- Serves: Chilas, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
- Opened: 1927 (Wikipedia)
- Elevation: 1,264 m / 4,146 ft
- Coordinates: 35.4267, 74.0817
- Time zone: UTC+5 · Asia/Karachi
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chilas_Airfield (9 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3275133
- Ident: OPCL

## Timeline

- 1927: Chilas Airport opens.

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Elevation | 1,264 m / 4,146 ft | =3,296 of 43,403 | #364 in Asia | #14 in PK |
| Age | Opened 1927 | =280 of 15,079 | =20 in Asia | =1 in PK |

## Nearby airports

- [GIL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/opgt.md) Gilgit Airport · 59 km / 37 mi
- [MFG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/opmf.md) Muzaffarabad Airport · 132 km / 82 mi
- [KDU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/opsd.md) Skardu International Airport · 132 km / 82 mi

## Sources

- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [Wikipedia: “Chilas Airfield”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Chilas_Airfield&oldid=1362728923), revision of 5 Jul 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/opcl/data