Kandahar Airport

Kandahar International Airport
Characteristics
ICAO code	OAKN
IATA code	KDH
Coordinates	31 ° 30 '21 "  N , 65 ° 50' 52"  E Coordinates: 31 ° 30 '21 "  N , 65 ° 50' 52"  E
Height above MSL	1017 m (3337  ft )
Transport links
Distance from the city center	10 miles southeast of Kandahar , Afghanistan
Start-and runway
05/23	3200 m × 55 m asphalt

The Kandahar Airport ( IATA : KDH , ICAO : OAKN ) is a military and of civilian airport in the city of Kandahar in Afghanistan . It is located 16.7 km southeast of Kandahar and 69 km from the Pakistani border.

In December 2015, the Taliban attacked the airport; dozens of people died. On August 1, 2021, after the end of the Resolute Support mission , the airport was hit by three Taliban rockets.

The US armed forces used the military part of the airport as a base, which was then taken over by the Afghan Air Force . The Afghan National Police is responsible for security at the airport's civil terminal.

Airlines and Destinations

A Kam Air passenger plane at Kandahar International Airport (2012)

Aerial view of the terminal from 2005

airline	goals
Afghan Jet International	Kabul
Ariana Afghan Airlines	Delhi , Dubai-International
Flydubai	Dubai-International
Came Air	Dubai-International, Kabul, Mashhad , Mazar-i-Sharif

freight

airline	goals
Coyne Airways	Dubai-International
FitsAir	Dubai-International
Kalitta Air	Bahrain , Hong Kong , New York-JFK
Silk Way Airlines	Baku

Web links

• Kandahar (OAKN) , Ministry of Transport, Islamic Republic of Afghanistan (English)
• Airport data in the Aviation Safety Network (English)
• Kandahar Airport on SkyScanner.de
• Kandahar Airport on SkyVector.com

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Reuters: Taliban attack Kandahar airport . In: The Hindu . December 8, 2015, ISSN  0971-751X ( thehindu.com [accessed August 2, 2021]).
2. ↑ ^{a b} Kandahar Airfield is the most important government base in southern Afghanistan, and it is home to American military and CIA operations in the region . NYT
3. ↑ Afghanistan's Defense Ministry stated that 37 civilians have been killed so far . foreignpolicy.com
4. ↑ More than 50 dead after the Taliban attack in Kandahar . faz.net
5. ↑ Taliban rockets hit Kandahar airport, clashes intensify in Afghanistan. August 1, 2021, accessed August 2, 2021 . 
6. ↑ Kandahar International Airport paints elemental facilities. Retrieved August 2, 2021 (UK English). 
7. ↑ airlineroute.net
8. ↑ Announcement on Kam Air's verified Facebook page
9. ↑ Kalitta routes
10. ↑ Silk schedule