GILGIT AIRPORT
Gilgit
airport is a small domestic airport, located at Gilgit Baltistan, Pakistan. The
city of Gilgit is one of the major hub for all mountaineering expeditions in
the Gilgit Baltistan. Many tourists choose to travel to Gilgit by air since the
road travel between Islamabad and Gilgit by Karakoram Highway takes nearly 24
hours, whereas the air travel takes a mere 45-50 minutes.
Flights
between Islamabad and Gilgit
Gilgit
has an airport, providing daily flights to Islamabad, punctuated only by
adverse weather conditions. Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) flies 12
weekly flights between Gilgit and Islamabad and the flight is one of the most
scenic flights of the world as its route passes over Nanga Parbat and the
mountain's peak is higher than the aircraft's cruising altitude. These flights,
however, are subject to the clearance of weather and in winters, flights are
often delayed by several days
Airport Type - Public
Elevation - 4,781 ft (1,457 m)
Length - 5,400 ft (Asphalt) 983 ft (Concrete)
Phone Number - 92-572
Coordinates - 35?55'07"N, 4?20'01"E
SKARDU AIRPORT
It is a small domestic
airport, located at Skardu, Northern Areas, Pakistan.
Skardu is one of the two major hubs of all trekking expeditions in the Northern
Areas, a region that includes four of the fourteen Eight-thousander peaks
(8,000 m (26,247 ft) and above) of the world. Skardu is the gateway to Baltoro Glacier, Concordia, where spectacular views of three of
the Eight-thousanders are available.It is also being used as a regional PAF airbase.
Although the journey from Islamabad to Skardu by Karakoram
Highway provides a beautiful scenery, the journey by road takes
20 to 24 hours whereas the flight time for the same journey is nearly an hour.
This makes air travel from Islamabad to Skardu an attractive choice for many
trekkers.
Flights between Islamabad and Gilgit
Gilgit has an airport, providing daily flights to Islamabad, punctuated only by adverse weather conditions. Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) flies 12 weekly flights between Gilgit and Islamabad and the flight is one of the most scenic flights of the world as its route passes over Nanga Parbat and the mountain's peak is higher than the aircraft's cruising altitude. These flights, however, are subject to the clearance of weather and in winters, flights are often delayed by several days
Airport Type - Public
Elevation - 4,781 ft (1,457 m)
Length - 5,400 ft (Asphalt) 983 ft (Concrete)
Phone Number - 92-572
Coordinates - 35?55'07"N, 4?20'01"E
SKARDU AIRPORT
It is a small domestic airport, located at Skardu, Northern Areas, Pakistan. Skardu is one of the two major hubs of all trekking expeditions in the Northern Areas, a region that includes four of the fourteen Eight-thousander peaks (8,000 m (26,247 ft) and above) of the world. Skardu is the gateway to Baltoro Glacier, Concordia, where spectacular views of three of the Eight-thousanders are available.It is also being used as a regional PAF airbase.
Although the journey from Islamabad to Skardu by Karakoram Highway provides a beautiful scenery, the journey by road takes 20 to 24 hours whereas the flight time for the same journey is nearly an hour. This makes air travel from Islamabad to Skardu an attractive choice for many trekkers.
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