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Gilgit Airport

airport in Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
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Gilgit Airport

Summary

Gilgit Airport is an airport[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of airport entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (79 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Gilgit Airport is located in Gilgit District[3].
  • Gilgit Airport is in the country of Pakistan[4].
  • Gilgit Airport's instance of is recorded as airport[5].
  • Gilgit Airport's instance of is recorded as commercial traffic aerodrome[6].
  • Gilgit Airport is operated by Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority[7].
  • Gilgit is named after Gilgit Airport[8].
  • Gilgit Airport's IATA airport code is recorded as GIL[9].
  • Gilgit Airport's ICAO airport code is recorded as OPGT[10].
  • Gilgit Airport's Commons category is recorded as Gilgit Airport[11].
  • Gilgit Airport's located in time zone is recorded as Asia/Karachi[12].
  • Gilgit Airport's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 35.918611111111, 'lon': 74.333611111111}[13].
  • Gilgit Airport's place served by transport hub is recorded as Gilgit[14].
  • Gilgit Airport's place served by transport hub is recorded as Gilgit Tehsil[15].
  • Gilgit Airport sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+1462'}[16].
  • Gilgit Airport's aerodrome reference point is recorded as {'lat': 35.9188, 'lon': 74.3336}[17].

Body

Geography

Gilgit Airport is in the country of Pakistan[4]. It is located in Gilgit District[3].

Physical Characteristics

Gilgit Airport sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+1462'}[16].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include airport[5] and commercial traffic aerodrome[6].

History and Context

Gilgit is named after Gilgit Airport[8].

Why It Matters

Gilgit Airport ranks in the top 3% of airport entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (79 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[18] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[19]

Related Entities

Pakistan

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . store.aci.aero. store.aci.aero. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . store.aci.aero. store.aci.aero. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [18] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [19] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 12d ago · Ikan · 2026-05-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in the administrative territorial entity → Gilgit District
    Coordinate location → {'lat': 35.918611111111, 'lon': 74.333611111111}
    Named after → —
    Located in time zone → Asia/Karachi
    + 14 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P4839]]: Entity["Airport", "OPGT"], [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/257634|batch #257634]]"
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