AirportsChitral Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Chitral, in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is CJL.
Key facts
- IATA code
- CJL
- ICAO code
- OPCH
- City
- Chitral
- State or region
- Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
- Country
- Pakistan
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 35.8862° N, 71.7999° E
- Elevation
- 1,500 m (4,920 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,750 m (5,741 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, CJL means Chitral Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: OPCH. ICAO codes that begin with O belong to the Middle East, Pakistan and Afghanistan. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 35.8862° N, 71.7999° E. It stands 1,500 metres (4,920 feet) above sea level. The nearest large city in our data is Kabal, about 129 km away in a straight line.
Local time
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Time zone Asia/Karachi, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Chitral Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 1,750 metres (5,741 feet). That suits narrow-body jets and regional aircraft. Among the 22 airports of Pakistan on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 20.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/20 | 1,750 m 5,741 ft | 30 m | Asphalt | not listed |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Fayzabad AirportFayzabad, Afghanistan | FBD | 179 km |
| Bacha Khan International AirportPeshawar | PEW | 212 km |
| Gilgit AirportGilgit | GIL | 228 km |
| Muzaffarabad AirportMuzaffarabad | MFG | 232 km |
| Islamabad International AirportAttock | ISB | 276 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 955 km | 1 h 40 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 1,871 km | 2 h 45 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 1,963 km | 2 h 50 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 5,809 km | 7 h 30 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 10,808 km | 13 h 30 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 12,178 km | 15 h 10 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 5,074 km | 6 h 35 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 6,004 km | 7 h 45 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 11,313 km | 14 h 10 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
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