Mazar-e Sharif airport
| Mazar-e Sharif airport | |
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| Characteristics | |
| ICAO code | OAMS |
| IATA code | MZR |
| Coordinates | |
| Height above MSL | 391 m (1283 ft ) |
| Basic data | |
| operator | ISAF |
| Start-and runway | |
| 06/24 | 3180 m × 45 m asphalt |
The Mazar-i-Sharif airport is the airport of the Afghan city of Mazar-i-Sharif .
history
Mazar-e Sharif Airport is part of the strategically important city of the same name. During the time of the Taliban , the city belonged to the area of the warlord Raschid Dostum , who had temporarily occupied the city.
In November 2001, the Taliban also withdrew from the rest of Balkh Province and the Northern Alliance finally took control of the city on November 25, 2001 after a prison riot. Flight operations became possible again from the end of 2001. As of January 2002, Canadian units of the 10th Mountain Division operated from the airport.
- ISAF
From July 1, 2004, the International Security Assistance Forces (ISAF) in Afghanistan took control of the airport. The peacekeeping force is responsible for the security of flight operations. Part of the airport is used exclusively for military purposes and is located on the grounds of the ISAF's Camp Marmal military camp , where the headquarters for the ground units at the airport are also located.
Since July 2008, the Bundeswehr has been entrusted with the management of the North Regional Command, in whose area the airport is located. She is also responsible for the control and aerial supervision of the airport. In addition to Termiz , the Air Force has one of its two air bases outside of Germany here.
In addition to the German units, soldiers from Norway , Sweden , the Netherlands and Latvia are also stationed at the airport .
In 2009 the construction of a new start u. Runway started by ISAF. Gradually, more installations, such as B. approach lights, an instrument landing system for civil air traffic and a container control tower .
Military flights
The deployment of the Mazar-e Sharif squadron took place on May 1, 2006. Before that, a construction team, consisting in particular of security forces , ordnance disposal and air force pioneers, had been repairing the infrastructure and flight operations areas since November 3, 2005 .
With the arrival of the tornadoes , the squadron had its first aircraft and, in addition to logistical support for the operations in Afghanistan, a new order, air reconnaissance on behalf of the ISAF headquarters in Kabul .
With the relocation of six Sikorsky CH-53-GS helicopters on November 1, 2007 and eight Transall C-160s in August 2008 from Termiz in Uzbekistan to Mazar-e Sharif, the squadron took on its current structure.
Civil aviation
In addition to its military role, the airport also serves as a flight destination for civil companies.
- Ariana Afghan Airlines ( routes: Herat , Kabul , Tehran Imam Khomeini )
- Kam Air ( Route: Kabul)
- Pamir Airways ( Route: Kabul)
- Safi Airways ( routes: Kabul, Herat, Dubai )
- Turkish Airlines ( Route: Istanbul )
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d Mazar-e-Sharif Airfield 36 ° 42'25 "N 67 ° 12'33" E. GlobalSecurity.org, accessed August 1, 2009 .
Web links
- Airport data in the Aviation Safety Network (English)
- Mazar-e-Sharif (OAMS) , Ministry of Transport, Islamic Republic of Afghanistan (English)