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Tarbela Dam Airport

Tarbela, Pakistan

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Location

Tarbela · KP · Pakistan

Position

33.986°, 72.611° · 1114 ft elev.

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Remote airstrip serving Pakistan's iconic Tarbela Dam region.

Location

Tarbela, Pakistan

Tarbela Dam Airport (IATA: TLB, ICAO: OPTA) is a small airfield located near the Tarbela Dam in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. The dam itself is one of the largest earth-filled dams in the world, situated on the Indus River, and the airport primarily serves operational and administrative needs related to the dam and surrounding area. The airport handles limited traffic and is not a major commercial hub. It is used primarily for government, utility, and occasional charter flights rather than scheduled passenger services, reflecting its remote and specialized nature.

Getting to & from

Ground access to the airport is via road through Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, with Haripur and Attock being the nearest sizable towns.

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No major commercial airlines operate scheduled services at Tarbela Dam Airport; the facility primarily supports government and utility flights.

Notable facts

›Located near Tarbela Dam, one of the largest earth-filled dams in the world.
›Serves primarily government, utility, and operational personnel associated with the dam.
›Situated in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province along the Indus River valley.
›No scheduled commercial passenger services are known to operate from this airfield.
›The airport's elevation and runway details are not widely published in open sources.

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Tarbela Dam Airport is located near the Indus River in the Haripur District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in Pakistan, and is part of the Tarbela Dam project.

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Tarbela Dam Airport

Pakistani airport

Tarbela Dam Airport is located near the Indus River in the Haripur District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in Pakistan, and is part of the Tarbela Dam project.

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