Qala i Naw Airport | |
Iata: | LQN |
Icao: | OAQN |
Pushpin Map: | Afghanistan |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of airport in Afghanistan |
Pushpin Label: | LQN |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Type: | Public/Military |
Owner: | Afghanistan |
City-Served: | Qala i Naw, Badghis Province |
Location: | Qala i Naw, Afghanistan |
Elevation-F: | 2968 |
Elevation-M: | 905 |
Coordinates: | 34.9858°N 63.1178°W |
Metric-Rwy: | y |
R1-Number: | 04/22 |
R1-Length-M: | 1999 |
R1-Length-F: | 6560 |
R1-Surface: | Concrete |
Footnotes: | Sources: Landings.com,[1] AIP Afghanistan[2] |
Qala i Naw Airport ; (میدان هوایی قلعه نو) is a small airport serving the city of Qala i Naw in Badghis Province, Afghanistan. It is also known as Qala Nau Airport. It previously had scheduled services with the now defunct Pamir Airways.[3]
This airport is unique because the runway was originally a highway utilized when there was no air traffic. The runway lies adjacent to the site of a former Spanish forward operating base (FOB), now transferred to the Afghan government. The airport is mainly used for military purposes, including by the Afghan Air Force (AAF). Qala e Naw Airport has located next to Qala i Naw Airport.[4]