List of airports in Afghanistan
This is a list of airports in Afghanistan, grouped by type and sorted by location.
Description
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.
Airports across Afghanistan
City served | Province | ICAO | IATA | Airport name | Runway | Elev. |
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-i-Sharif International Airport | 06/24: 2998 × 45 m, Asphalt | 392 |
Major domestic airports | ||||||
Ghazni | Ghazni | OAGN | GZI | Ghazni Airport | 15/33: 305 x ? m | 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, Gravel | 1151 |
Kunduz | Kunduz | OAUZ | UND | Kunduz Airport | 11/29: 1996 m x 45 m, Asphalt | 444 |
Lashkargah | Helmand | OABT | BST | Bost Airport | 01/19: 2302 × 30 m, Asphalt | 774 |
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 |
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 | 04/22: 1999 × 25 m, Concrete | 905 |
Sheberghan | Jowzjan | OASG | Sheberghan Airfield | 06L/24R: 2621 × 24, Asphalt 06R/24L: 2115 × 30, Gravel | 321 | |
Shighnan | 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 | 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 | Helmand | OAZI | OAZ | Camp Shorabak | 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 | 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 | Faryab | OAAK | Andkhoi Airport | 07/25: 756 x 18, Gravel | 274 | |
Ghaziabad | Nangarhar | OAGA | Ghaziabad Airport | 07/25: 610 x 36, DIRT | 510 | |
Ishkashim | 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 |