This is a list of airports in Afghanistan, grouped by type and sorted by location.
Description
editAfghanistan has four international airports which are expected to increase in the future.[1] The Kabul International Airport serves the population of Kabul and the surrounding areas; the Maulana Jalaluddin Balkhi International Airport serves northern Afghanistan; the Ahmad Shah Baba International Airport in Kandahar serves the southern parts of the country; and the Khwaja Abdullah Ansari International Airport in Herat serves the population of western Afghanistan. The Afghan government is seeking to build a new international airport in the Mohammad Agha District of Logar Province.[2][1]
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.[1]
Airports across Afghanistan
editCity served | Province | ICAO | IATA | Airport name | Runway | Elev. (m) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
International airports | ||||||
Kabul | Kabul | OAKB | KBL | Kabul International Airport (Khwaja Rawash Airport) | 11/29: 3511 × 45 m, concrete | 1791 |
Kandahar | Kandahar | OAKN | KDH | Ahmad Shah Baba International Airport | 05/23: 3200 × 55 m, asphalt | 1017 |
Mazar-i-Sharif | Balkh | OAMS | MZR | Mawlānā Jalāl ad-Din Muhammad Balkhī International Airport | 06/24: 2998 × 45 m, asphalt | 392 |
Herat | Herat | OAHR | HEA | Khwaja Abdullah Ansari International Airport | 01/19: 3014 × 45 m, asphalt | 1003 |
Major domestic airports | ||||||
Lashkargah | Helmand | OABT | BST | Bost Airport | 01/19: 2302 × 30 m, asphalt | 774 |
Farah | Farah | OAFR | FAH | Farah Airport | 15/33: 1836 × 34 m, asphalt | 674 |
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 |
Khost | Khost | OAKS | KHT | Khost Airport | 06/24: 1859 × 27 m, asphalt | 1151 |
Kunduz | Kunduz | OAUZ | UND | Kunduz Airport | 11/29: 1996 m x 45 m, asphalt | 444 |
Regional domestic airports | ||||||
Bamyan | Bamyan | OABN | BIN | Bamyan Airport (Shahid Mazari 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 |
Fayzabad | Badakhshan | OAFZ | FBD | Fayzabad Airport | 18/36: 1844 × 34 m, asphalt | 1171 |
Gardez | Paktia | OAGZ | GRG | Gardez Airport | 03/21: 1664 x 53, asphalt | 2374 |
Khwahan | Badakhshan | OAHN | KWH | Khwahan Airport | ??/??: 671 × ? m, gravel | 980 |
Kuran wa Munjan | Badakhshan | OARZ | KUR | Razer Airport | 08/26: 884 × 31 m, gravel | 2520 |
Maymana | 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 (Qala Nau 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 |
Zaranj | Nimruz | OANZ | Nimruz Airport | 14/32: 2740 × 45 m, asphalt | 482 | |
Military airports | ||||||
Bagram | Parwan | OAIX | OAI | Bagram Air Base | 03/21: 3602 × 46 m, concrete | 1484 |
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, asphalt | 1168 |
Lashkargah (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 | |
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 | |
Sharana | Paktika | OASA | OAS | Sharana Airstrip | 14/32: 1300 x 19, asphalt | 2266 |
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 |
Jaghori | Ghazni | ? | ? | Jaghori Airport[3] | ?, gravel | ? |
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
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c "Afghanistan Transport Sector Master Plan Update (2017-2036)" (PDF). Asian Development Bank. pp. xiv, 48–49. Retrieved 2021-02-28.
- ^ "Govt Plans to Build Intl Airport in Logar: Aviation Officials". TOLOnews. 11 February 2021. Retrieved 2021-02-26.
- ^ "Contract for Jaghori airport terminal signed". Pajhwok Afghan News. March 6, 2021. Retrieved 2021-03-08.
- "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. Archived from the original on 17 June 2016. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
- Great Circle Mapper: Airports in Afghanistan - IATA and ICAO codes
- World Aero Data: Afghanistan[usurped] - ICAO codes
- SkyVector - Dwyer Airport
- SkyVector - Salerno Airport
- SkyVector - Shank Airport
- Nili terminal construction
- Civil Aviation Authority - Andkhoi Airport