Farah Airport Explained

Farah Airport
Nativename-A:د فراه هوائی ډګر
Iata:FAH
Icao:OAFR
Pushpin Map:Afghanistan
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of airport in Afghanistan
Pushpin Label:FAH
Pushpin Label Position:right
Type:Public
Owner: Afghanistan
Operator:
City-Served:Farah Province
Location:Farah, Afghanistan
Elevation-F:2212
Coordinates:32.3637°N 62.1675°W
Metric-Rwy:y
R1-Number:15/33
R1-Length-F:6024
R1-Length-M:3000
R1-Surface:asphalt
Footnotes:Source: SkyVector.com,[1] AIP Afghanistan[2]

Farah Airport is a defunct aiport located in the eastern section of Farah in Afghanistan, which is the capital city of Farah Province.

The airport is under the Afghan Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation (MoTCA), and served the population of southwestern Afghanistan. It provided domestic flight services to several cities in the country, but it was under consideration include international flights sometime in the future.[3] [4] Qatar was working with local authorities to upgrade Farah Airport for international flights in the late 2010s.[5]

Farah Airport was used also used for military purposes in the past by the United States Armed Forces, the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF), and the old Afghan Air Force (AAF).[6] It was renovated and expanded recently in the 2010s, with new facilities added for the Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF) until 2021.

Under the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, the Air ministry has outsourced operation of Afghanistan's airspace and airports to the United Arab Emirates firm GAAC Holding.[7]

There have been no regular flights from this airport for some years now but there is a push to re-establish flights to Kabuul.[8] It is known the airport has taken flights from the Red Crescent aid organization and has airport security.[9]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: OAFR - Farah Airport. SkyVector.com. 15 October 2015. 4 November 2015 .
  2. Web site: AIP Afghanistan - Important Information . 2016-05-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160617030052/http://acaa.gov.af/en/page/civil-aviation-authority/atm/aip---important-information . 2016-06-17 .
  3. News: Qataris Eye More Investment in Farah: Minister . TOLOnews . January 25, 2021 . 2021-03-19.
  4. News: Farah airport being upgraded to international standards . Pajhwok Afghan News . January 17, 2017 . 2021-03-19.
  5. News: Zahin . Mohammad Humayon . 2017-01-17 . Farah airport being upgraded to international standards . 2024-02-27 . en-GB.
  6. News: Foreign Forces Deployed To Farah Province . TOLOnews . July 29, 2017 . 2021-03-19.
  7. News: Mohammad Yunus Yawar . Taliban to sign contract with UAE's GAAC Holding over airspace control at Afghan airports . 14 November 2022 . . 8 September 2022 . Kabul.
  8. News: Jawandi . Abdul Rahman . 2023-06-10 . Farah residents want flights to Kabul resumed . 2024-02-27 . en-GB.
  9. Web site: 2021-11-02 . Farah Airport Ready for Domestic Flights - Bakhtar News Agency, BNA . 2024-02-27 . www.bakhtarnews.af . en-US.