Editing Gilgit (section)

== Transportation ==
[[File:PIA ATR-42.jpg|thumbnail|right|ATR {{not a typo|42-500}} at [[Gilgit Airport]]]]
[[File:Toyota Land Cruiser AWD in Gilgit.jpg|thumb|right|"Jeep" used to be the widely used vehicle in the region till late 2000s]]

=== Air ===
Gilgit is served by the nearby [[Gilgit Airport]], with direct flights to Islamabad. [[Pakistan International Airlines]] (PIA) is the only airline operating in Gilgit. The Government of Pakistan is planning to build a new international standard airport in Gilgit to meet the requirements of international tourists and demand from domestic investors.<ref>{{Cite news
|title= Govt planning new airport in Gilgit: Khan
|url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/2297884/govt-planning-new-airport-in-gilgit-khan%3famp=1
|access-date =27 May 2021
|publisher= The Express Tribune|date=25 May 2021}}</ref>

=== Road ===
[[File:Babusar Road.jpg|thumb|left|National Highway N-15 has abrupt direction changes which is a challenge for drivers who use this route to reach Gilgit]]
Gilgit is located approximately {{convert|10|km|abbr=on}} from the [[Karakoram Highway]] (KKH). The roadway is being upgraded as part of the [[China–Pakistan Economic Corridor]]. The KKH connects Gilgit to [[Chilas]], [[Dasu]], [[Besham]], [[Mansehra]], [[Abbottabad]] and Islamabad in the south. Gilgit is connected to [[Karimabad (Hunza)]] and [[Sust]] in the north, with further connections to the [[People's Republic of China|Chinese]] cities of [[Tashkurgan Town|Tashkurgan]], [[Upal]] and [[Kashgar]] in [[Xinjiang]]. Gilgit is also linked to [[Chitral]] in the west, and [[Skardu]] to the east. The road to Skardu will be upgraded to a 4-lane road at a cost of $475 million.<ref>{{cite news|title=PM announces construction of Skardu-Gilgit road|url=http://www.samaa.tv/pakistan/2015/11/pm-announces-construction-of-skardu-gilgit-road/|access-date=4 July 2017|publisher=Samaa TV|date=24 November 2015}}</ref>

Transport companies such as the [[Silk Route]] Transport Pvt, [[Masherbrum]] Transport Pvt and [[Northern Areas Transport Corporation]] ([https://www.natco.gov.pk/ NATCO] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150723174403/https://www.natco.gov.pk/ |date=23 July 2015 }}), offer passenger road transport between Islamabad, Gilgit, [[Sust]], and Kashgar and [[Tashkurgan Town|Tashkurgan]] in China.

The [[Astore (city)|Astore]]-[[Burzil Pass]] Road, linking Gilgit to [[Srinagar]] was closed in 1978.<ref>Ibrahim Shahid (27 March 2004) [http://www.jammu-kashmir.com/archives/archives2004/kashmir20040327b.html Gilgit-Srinagar Road: Govt seeks NA admin's opinion] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304112139/http://www.jammu-kashmir.com/archives/archives2004/kashmir20040327b.html |date=4 March 2016 }}. ''The Daily Times''</ref>
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=== Rail ===
Gilgit is not served by any rail connections. Long-term plans for the [[China–Pakistan Economic Corridor]] call for construction of the {{convert|682|km|abbr=on}} long [[Khunjerab Railway]], which is expected to be completed in 2030,<ref name="Post Today">{{cite news|title=Havelian to Khunjerab railway track to be upgraded under China-Pakistan Economic Corridor|url=http://sosttoday.com/5285-2/|access-date=10 February 2016|publisher=Sost Today|date=4 July 2017}}</ref> that would also serve Gilgit.

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File:KKH.png|Route of the [[Karakoram Highway]]
File:Hunza Tunnel.jpg|Tunnels are common in Gilgit
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