Kandahar Airport
Kandahar International Airport | |
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Characteristics | |
ICAO code | OAKN |
IATA code | KDH |
Coordinates | |
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
airline | goals |
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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 |
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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
- ↑ Reuters: Taliban attack Kandahar airport . In: The Hindu . December 8, 2015, ISSN 0971-751X ( thehindu.com [accessed August 2, 2021]).
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Afghanistan's Defense Ministry stated that 37 civilians have been killed so far . foreignpolicy.com
- ↑ More than 50 dead after the Taliban attack in Kandahar . faz.net
- ↑ Taliban rockets hit Kandahar airport, clashes intensify in Afghanistan. August 1, 2021, accessed August 2, 2021 .
- ↑ Kandahar International Airport paints elemental facilities. Retrieved August 2, 2021 (UK English).
- ↑ airlineroute.net
- ↑ Announcement on Kam Air's verified Facebook page
- ↑ Kalitta routes
- ↑ Silk schedule