Tarbela Dam Airport | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority | ||||||||||
| Location | Tarbela Dam | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 1,114 ft / 340 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°59′10″N72°36′41″E / 33.98611°N 72.61139°E | ||||||||||
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Tarbela Dam Airport( IATA : TLB, ICAO : OPTA) is located near the Indus River in the Haripur District of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa in Pakistan, and is part of the Tarbela Dam project. [1]
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