# Gilgit Airport (GIL / OPGT)

**Gilgit Airport** (IATA: GIL, ICAO: OPGT) is a medium airport in Gilgit, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan. It has 2 runways; the longest is 1,646 m (5,400 ft). It is operated by Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: GIL / OPGT
- Type: Medium airport
- Operator: Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority
- Serves: Gilgit, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
- Elevation: 1,462 m / 4,796 ft
- Coordinates: 35.9188, 74.3336
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 1,646 m / 5,400 ft
- Time zone: UTC+5 · Asia/Karachi
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gilgit_Airport (17 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2985800
- Ident: OPGT

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 07/25 | 1,646 m / 5,400 ft | 30 m / 98 ft | Asphalt | 072° / 252° |  |
| 09/27 | 300 m / 983 ft | 15 m / 49 ft | Concrete | 090° / 270° |  |

## Routes

1 destination in 1 country. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (1)

- [ISB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/opis.md) Islamabad International Airport · Pakistan · 297 km / 185 mi · Pakistan International Airlines

## Airlines

The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from GIL, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata.

### Passenger (1)

- PK [Pakistan International Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/pakistan-international-airlines) · 1

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 1,646 m / 5,400 ft | =5,613 of 29,858 | #1,292 in Asia | #51 in PK |
| Elevation | 1,462 m / 4,796 ft | #2,315 of 43,403 | #290 in Asia | #10 in PK |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =31 in Asia | =1 in PK |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| RDO | RDO | 292.300 |
| TWR | TWR | 119.100 |

## Nearby airports

- [CHB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/opcl.md) Chilas Airport · 59 km / 37 mi
- [KDU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/opsd.md) Skardu International Airport · 127 km / 79 mi
- [OALP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/oalp.md) Little Pamir Airport · 148 km / 92 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: “Gilgit Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Gilgit_Airport&oldid=1363062264), revision of 7 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/opgt/data