This is a list of airports in Afghanistan, grouped by type and sorted by location.
Afghanistan has four international airports which are expected to increase in the future.[1] The Kabul International Airport serves the population of Kabul and the surrounding areas; the Maulana Jalaluddin Balkhi International Airport serves northern Afghanistan; the Ahmad Shah Baba International Airport in Kandahar serves the southern parts of the country; and the Khwaja Abdullah Ansari International Airport in Herat serves the population of western Afghanistan. The Afghan government is seeking to build a new international airport in the Mohammad Agha District of Logar Province.[2] [1]
There are also about 16 regional domestic airports which are spread over the country in various provinces, which serve the smaller, more remote areas. Some of these airports have gravelled airside facilities and operate under visual flight rules.[1]
| City served | Province | ICAO | IATA | Airport name | Runway | Elev. (m) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| International airports | |||||||
| Kabul | Kabul | OAKB | KBL | Kabul International Airport (Khwaja Rawash Airport) | 11/29: 3511 × 45 m, concrete | 1791 | |
| Kandahar | Kandahar | OAKN | KDH | Ahmad Shah Baba International Airport | 05/23: 3200 × 55 m, asphalt | 1017 | |
| Mazar-i-Sharif | Balkh | OAMS | MZR | Mawlānā Jalāl ad-Din Muhammad Balkhī International Airport | 06/24: 2998 × 45 m, asphalt | 392 | |
| Herat | Herat | OAHR | HEA | Khwaja Abdullah Ansari International Airport | 01/19: 3014 × 45 m, asphalt | 1003 | |
| Major domestic airports | |||||||
| Lashkargah | Helmand | OABT | BST | Bost Airport | 01/19: 2302 × 30 m, asphalt | 774 | |
| Farah | Farah | OAFR | FAH | Farah Airport | 15/33: 1836 × 34 m, asphalt | 674 | |
| Ghazni | Ghazni | OAGN | GZI | Ghazni Airport | 15/33: 305 x ? m (being expanded) | 2183 | |
| Jalalabad | Nangarhar | OAJL | JAA | Jalalabad Airport | 13/31: 1975 × 27 m, asphalt | 561 | |
| Khost | Khost | OAKS | KHT | Khost Airport | 06/24: 1859 × 27 m, asphalt | 1151 | |
| Kunduz | Kunduz | OAUZ | UND | Kunduz Airport | 11/29: 1996 m x 45 m, asphalt | 444 | |
| Regional domestic airports | |||||||
| Bamyan | Bamyan | OABN | BIN | Bamyan Airport (Shahid Mazari Airport) | 07/25: 2200 × ? m, asphalt | 2565 | |
| Chaghcharan | Ghor | OACC | CCN | Chaghcharan Airport | 06/24: 2000 × 30 m, asphalt | 2278 | |
| Darwaz | Badakhshan | OADZ | DAZ | Darwaz Airport | 09/27: 654 × 32 m, gravel | 1533 | |
| Fayzabad | Badakhshan | OAFZ | FBD | Fayzabad Airport | 18/36: 1844 × 34 m, asphalt | 1171 | |
| Gardez | Paktia | OAGZ | GRG | Gardez Airport | 03/21: 1664 x 53, asphalt | 2374 | |
| Khwahan | Badakhshan | OAHN | KWH | Khwahan Airport | ??/??: 671 × ? m, gravel | 980 | |
| Kuran wa Munjan | Badakhshan | OARZ | KUR | Razer Airport | 08/26: 884 × 31 m, gravel | 2520 | |
| Maymana | Faryab | OAMN | MMZ | Maymana Airport | 14/32: 2000 × 30 m, asphalt | 838 | |
| Nili | Daykundi | OANL | Nili Airport | 18/36: 732 × 18 m, gravel | 2233 | ||
| Sardeh Band | Ghazni | OADS | SBF | Sardeh Band Airport | 02/20: 2104 m, gravel | 2125 | |
| Qala i Naw | Badghis | OAQN | LQN | Qala i Naw Airport (Qala Nau Airport) | 04/22: 1999 × 25 m, concrete | 905 | |
| Sheberghan | Jowzjan | OASG | Sheberghan Airfield | 06L/24R: 2621 × 24, asphalt 06R/24L: 2115 × 30, gravel | 321 | ||
| Shighnan (Sheghnan) | Badakhshan | OASN | SGA | Sheghnan Airport | 16/34: 803 × 30 m, gravel | 2042 | |
| Taloqan | Takhar | OATQ | TQN | Taloqan Airport | 16/34: 1574 × 35 m, gravel | 816 | |
| Tarinkot (Tarin Kowt) | Urozgan | OATN | TII | Tarinkot Airport | 12/30: 2225 × 27 m, concrete | 1365 | |
| Zaranj | Nimruz | OAZJ | ZAJ | Zaranj Airport | 16/34: 2500 × 60 m, gravel | 485 | |
| Zaranj | Nimruz | OANZ | Nimruz Airport | 14/32: 2740 × 45 m, asphalt | 482 | ||
| Military airports | |||||||
| Bagram | Parwan | OAIX | OAI | Bagram Air Base | 03/21: 3602 × 46 m, concrete | 1484 | |
| Girishk (Gereshk) | Helmand | OAZI | OAZ | 01/19: 3500 × 46 m, concrete/asphalt | 888 | ||
| Khost | Khost | OASL | OLR | Forward Operating Base Salerno | 09/27: 1219 x 27 m, asphalt | 1168 | |
| Lashkargah (Bost) | Helmand | OADY | DWR | Dwyer Airport | 05/23: 2439 × 36 m, concrete | 737 | |
| Qalat | Zabul | OAQA | Qalat Airport | 02/20: 1501 x 34, gravel | 1641 | ||
| Shindand | Herat | OASD | OAH | Shindand Air Base | 18/36: 2417 × 28 m, concrete | 1152 | |
| Small local airports | |||||||
| Andkhoy (Andkhoi) | Faryab | OAAK | Andkhoi Airport | 07/25: 756 x 18, gravel | 274 | ||
| Ghaziabad | Nangarhar | OAGA | Ghaziabad Airport | 07/25: 610 x 36, dirt | 510 | ||
| Ishkashim (Eshkashem) | Badakhshan | OAEM | Eshkashem Airport | 14/32: 896 x 21, asphalt | 2620 | ||
| Muqur | Ghazni | OAMK | Muqur Airport | 03/21: 1265 x 35, grass | 2012 | ||
| Panjab | Bamyan | OAPJ | Panjab Airport | 03/21: 366 x 23, gravel | 2682 | ||
| Sharana | Paktika | OASA | OAS | Sharana Airstrip | 14/32: 1300 x 19, asphalt | 2266 | |
| Taywara | Ghor | OATW | Taywara Airport | 18/36: 582 x 44, grass | 2246 | ||
| Urgun | Paktika | OAOG | URN | Urgun Airport | ? | 2225 | |
| Khas Uruzgan | Urozgan | OARG | URZ | Uruzgan Airport | ? | 2050 | |
| Jaghori | Ghazni | ? | ? | Jaghori Airport[3] | ?, gravel | ? | |
| Yangi Qaleh | Takhar | OAYQ | Yangi Qaleh Airport | 03/21: 610 x 35, grass | 810 | ||
| Yawan | Badakhshan | OAYW | Yawan Airport | 05/23: 567 x 28, grass | 1721 |