Military airfield serving the Mangla Dam garrison area.
Location
Mangla, Pakistan
Mangla Airport (IATA: XJM, ICAO: OPMA) is a small airfield located near Mangla in Mirpur District, Azad Kashmir, Pakistan. It primarily serves military and government functions associated with the Pakistan Army's presence in the region, particularly related to the Mangla Dam and its garrison.
The airport has very limited commercial operations and is not a major hub for civilian air travel. Access to the facility is largely restricted, and scheduled commercial airline services are minimal to nonexistent at this location.
Getting to & from
Ground access to Mangla Airport is via road from Mirpur city and surrounding areas in Azad Kashmir.
Airlines here
No major commercial airlines operate scheduled services at Mangla Airport.
Notable facts
›Located in Mirpur District, Azad Kashmir, Pakistan.
›Primarily a military airfield associated with the Pakistan Army garrison at Mangla.
›Situated near the Mangla Dam, one of the largest earth-filled dams in the world.
›IATA code XJM is assigned but scheduled commercial traffic is negligible.
›The airfield is not open for general civil aviation operations.
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Mangla Airbase is situated 10 km (6.2 mi) from the city centre of Mangla Cantt, in Punjab, Pakistan. It is 3 km (1.9 mi) from the city of Dina, and approximately 20 km (12 mi) from the famous city Mirpur in Azad Kashmir. It is currently not being used by any commercial airline. As of now Pakistan is extending the Mangla airbase runway from 1.3 to 2.3 kilometres. after this upgrade it will allow C-130 type aircraft to move troops supplies and heavy equipment closer to the front line increasing speed and flexibility and it will also allow fighter jets like F16 JF-17 Thunder to operate. Pakistan is upgrading this airfield because this airfield is only 40–50 kilometres (25–30 mi) away from the Line of Control allowing JF-17 Thunder, F-16 type Jets to reach it in 2-3 minutes.