List of airports in Afghanistan
This is a list of airports in Afghanistan, grouped by type and sorted by location.
Afghanistan has 4 international airports which is expected to increase to five by the end of 2014. The Kabul International Airport serves the population of Kabul and the surrounding areas, Mazar-e Sharif International Airport serves northern Afghanistan, Kandahar International Airport serves the southern parts of the country and Herat International Airport serves the population of western Afghanistan.
There are also about 16 regional domestic airports which are spread over the country in various provinces, which serve the smaller, more remote areas. Some of these airports have gravelled airside facilities and operate under visual flight rules.
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Airports across Afghanistan
City served | Province | ICAO | IATA | Airport name | Runway | Elev. (m) |
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International airports | ||||||
Kabul | Kabul | OAKB | KBL | Hamid Karzai International Airport | 11/29: 3511 × 45 m, Concrete | 1791 |
Herat | Herat | OAHR | HEA | Herat International Airport | 01/19: 3014 × 45 m, Asphalt | 1003 |
Kandahar | Kandahar | OAKN | KDH | Kandahar International Airport | 05/23: 3200 × 55 m, Asphalt | 1017 |
Mazar-i-Sharif | Balkh | OAMS | MZR | Mazar-e Sharif International Airport | 06/24: 2998 × 45 m, Asphalt | 392 |
Major domestic airports | ||||||
Ghazni | Ghazni | OAGN | GZI | Ghazni Airport | 15/33: 305 x ? m (being expanded) | 2183 |
Jalalabad | Nangarhar | OAJL | JAA | Jalalabad Airport | 13/31: 1975 × 27 m, Asphalt | 561 |
Kunduz | Kunduz | OAUZ | UND | Kunduz Airport | 11/29: 1996 m x 45 m, Asphalt | 444 |
Regional domestic airports | ||||||
Bamyan | Bamyan | OABN | BIN | Bamyan Airport | 07/25: 2200 × ? m, Asphalt | 2565 |
Chaghcharan | Ghor | OACC | CCN | Chaghcharan Airport | 06/24: 2000 × 30 m, Asphalt | 2278 |
Darwaz | Badakhshan | OADZ | DAZ | Darwaz Airport | 09/27: 654 × 32 m, Gravel | 1533 |
Farah | Farah | OAFR | FAH | Farah Airport | 15/33: 1836 × 34 m, Gravel | 674 |
Fayzabad | Badakhshan | OAFZ | FBD | Fayzabad Airport | 18/36: 1844 × 34 m, PSP | 1171 |
Gardez | Paktia | OAGZ | GRG | Gardez Airport | 03/21: 1664 x 53, Gravel | 2374 |
Khost | Khost | OAKS | KHT | Khost Airfield | 06/24: 1859 × 27 m, Gravel | 1151 |
Khwahan | Badakhshan | OAHN | KWH | Khwahan Airport | ??/??: 671 × ? m, Gravel | 980 |
Koran va Monjan (Kiran wa Munjan) | Badakhshan | OARZ | KUR | Razer Airport | 08/26: 884 × 31 m, Gravel | 2520 |
Lashkar Gah (Bost) | Helmand | OABT | BST | Bost Airport | 01/19: 2302 × 30 m, Asphalt | 774 |
Maymana (Maimanah) | Faryab | OAMN | MMZ | Maymana Airport | 14/32: 2000 × 30 m, Asphalt | 838 |
Nili | Daykundi | OANL | Nili Airport | 18/36: 732 × 18 m, Gravel | 2233 | |
Sardeh Band | Ghazni | OADS | SBF | Sardeh Band Airport | 02/20: 2104 m, Gravel | 2125 |
Qala i Naw | Badghis | OAQN | LQN | Qala i Naw Airport | 04/22: 1999 × 25 m, Concrete | 905 |
Sheberghan | Jowzjan | OASG | Sheberghan Airfield | 06L/24R: 2621 × 24, Asphalt 06R/24L: 2115 × 30, Gravel |
321 | |
Shighnan (Sheghnan) | Badakhshan | OASN | SGA | Sheghnan Airport | 16/34: 803 × 30 m, Gravel | 2042 |
Taloqan | Takhar | OATQ | TQN | Taloqan Airport | 16/34: 1574 × 35 m, Gravel | 816 |
Tarinkot (Tarin Kowt) | Urozgan | OATN | TII | Tarinkot Airport | 12/30: 2225 × 27 m, Concrete | 1365 |
Zaranj | Nimruz | OAZJ | ZAJ | Zaranj Airport | 16/34: 2500 × 60 m, Gravel | 485 |
Military airports | ||||||
Bagram | Parwan | OAIX | OAI | Bagram Air Base | 03/21: 3602 × 46 m, Concrete | 1484 |
Baraki Barak | Logar | OASH | OAA | Forward Operating Base Shank | 16L/34R: 2002 × 27, Concrete 16R/34L: 610 × 23, Concrete |
2016 |
Girishk (Gereshk) | Helmand | OAZI | OAZ | Camp Shorabak (Camp Bastion) | 01/19: 3500 × 46 m, Concrete/Asphalt | 888 |
Khost | Khost | OASL | OLR | Forward Operating Base Salerno | 09/27: 1219 x 27 m, Gravel | 1168 |
Lashkar Gah (Bost) | Helmand | OADY | DWR | Dwyer Airport | 05/23: 2439 × 36 m, Concrete | 737 |
Qalat | Zabul | OAQA | Qalat Airport | 02/20: 1501 x 34, Gravel | 1641 | |
Sharana | Paktika | OASA | OAS | Sharana Airstrip | 14/32: 1300 x 19, Asphalt | 2266 |
Shindand | Herat | OASD | OAH | Shindand Air Base | 18/36: 2417 × 28 m, Concrete | 1152 |
Small local airports | ||||||
Andkhoy (Andkhoi) | Faryab | OAAK | Andkhoi Airport | 07/25: 756 x 18, Gravel | 274 | |
Ghaziabad | Nangarhar | OAGA | Ghaziabad Airport | 07/25: 610 x 36, DIRT | 510 | |
Ishkashim (Eshkashem) | Badakhshan | OAEM | Eshkashem Airport | 14/32: 896 x 21, ASPHALT | 2620 | |
Muqur | Ghazni | OAMK | Muqur Airport | 03/21: 1265 x 35, GRASS | 2012 | |
Panjab | Bamyan | OAPJ | Panjab Airport | 03/21: 366 x 23, Gravel | 2682 | |
Taywara | Ghor | OATW | Taywara Airport | 18/36: 582 x 44, GRASS | 2246 | |
Urgun | Paktika | OAOG | URN | Urgun Airport | ? | 2225 |
Khas Uruzgan | Urozgan | OARG | URZ | Uruzgan Airport | ? | 2050 |
Yangi Qaleh | Takhar | OAYQ | Yangi Qaleh Airport | 03/21: 610 x 35, GRASS | 810 | |
Yawan | Badakhshan | OAYW | Yawan Airport | 05/23: 567 x 28, GRASS | 1721 |
See also
- Afghan Air Force
- Transport in Afghanistan
- List of airports by ICAO code: O#OA - Afghanistan
- Wikipedia:WikiProject Aviation/Airline destination lists: Asia#Afghanistan
References
- "ICAO Location Indicators by State" (PDF). International Civil Aviation Organization. 17 September 2010.
- "UN Location Codes: Afghanistan". UN/LOCODE 2011-2. UNECE. 28 February 2012. - includes IATA codes
- "AIP - Important Information". Civil Aviation Authority - Islamic Republic of Afghanistan. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
- Great Circle Mapper: Airports in Afghanistan - IATA and ICAO codes
- World Aero Data: Afghanistan - ICAO codes
- SkyVector - Dwyer Airport
- SkyVector - Salerno Airport
- SkyVector - Shank Airport
- Civil Aviation Authority - Andkhoi Airport
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