Darwaz Airport Explained

Darwaz Airport
Iata:DAZ
Icao:OADZ
Type:Private
City-Served:Darwaz-Kevran
Location:Darwaz, Afghanistan
Elevation-F:5066
Elevation-M:1544
Coordinates:38.4608°N 70.8844°W
Pushpin Map:Afghanistan
Pushpin Label:DAZ
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Darwaz Airport in Afghanistan
R1-Number:09/27
R1-Length-F:2145
R1-Length-M:654
R1-Surface:Gravel
Metric-Rwy:y
Footnotes:Sources: Google Earth,[1] Landings.com,[2] motca.gov.af[3]

Darwaz Airport is located next to the Panj River in Darwaz, which is the capital of Darwaz District in Badakhshan Province of Afghanistan. Situated at an elevation of 5066feet above sea level, the airfield has a gravel runway measuring around 2145feetx100feetft (xft). The name Darwaz is Persian and refers to an entry or a gateway.

Darwaz Airport is believed to be for private use,[2] but may also be used for emergency relief purposes by government agencies. On the other side of the Panj River is the village of Kevran in neighboring Tajikistan.[1]

The other nearest airports to Darwaz are Sheghnan Airport in the Shighnan District to the southeast, Yawan Airport in the Yawan District to the south, and Khwahan Airport in the Khwahan District to the southwest.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Darwaz Airport . Google Earth . 2022-08-08.
  2. Web site: Airport Records . Dr. Günther Eichhorn . 2022-08-08 . 2023-02-11 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230211224846/https://www.aerobaticsweb.org/cgi-bin/search_apt?OADZ . dead .
  3. Web site: Darwaz (OADZ) . 2016-05-10 . 2015-08-06 . http://webarchive.loc.gov/all/20150806000048/http://motca.gov.af/en/page/3430 . dead .