Airports / Pakistan / CJL
Chitral Airport
OPCH / CJLChitral, PakistanELEV 4,920 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
70 nm
To the nearest alternate
Saidu Sharif Airport (SDT).
Overview
Located in Chitral, Pakistan, Chitral Airport (OPCH / CJL) operates as a mid-sized airport. Field elevation is 4,920 feet above sea level. Scheduled carriers operate here, and the field also sees regular private and charter activity.
While no charter operators list CJL as their home base, the field is reachable for repositioned charter aircraft from nearby bases. The closest alternate fields are Saidu Sharif Airport (SDT, 70 nm), Risalpur Air Base (OPRS, 109 nm), and Jalalabad Airport (JAA, 110 nm).
Trip costs from CJL are driven by the aircraft category flown and how far it must reposition. Browse operators flying from the area or estimate a trip cost from CJL to plan your flight.
Field capability
ICAO
OPCH
IATA
CJL
FAA / Local
OPCH
Elevation
4,920 ft
Coordinates
35.8862° N · 71.7999° E
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Medium
Scheduled svc
Yes
Elevation vs Pakistan fields
state range 29–7,316 ft
At 4,920 ft, CJL sits higher than 90% of the 39 Pakistan fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 70nmSDTSaidu Sharif AirportSaidu Sharif
- 109nmOPRSRisalpur Air BaseRisalpur
- 110nmJAAJalalabad AirportJalalabad
- 114nmPEWBacha Khan International AirportPeshawar
- 123nmGILGilgit AirportGilgit
- 125nmATGMinhas Air BaseKamra
Location
Open the full mapOPCH · Chitral Airport · Chitral, Pakistan