Sheghnan Airport Explained

Sheghnan Airport
Iata:SGA
Icao:OASN
City-Served:Sheghnan, Afghanistan
Elevation-F:6700
Elevation-M:2042
Coordinates:37.5667°N 71.5°W
Pushpin Map:Afghanistan
Pushpin Relief:yes
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of airport in Afghanistan
Pushpin Label:OASN
R1-Number:16/34
R1-Length-F:2635
R1-Length-M:803
R1-Surface:Gravel
Footnotes:Sources:[1] [2] Landings.com[3]

Sheghnan Airport is located in the extreme northeast section of Afghanistan deep within Pamir mountain ranges in the Badakhshan Province of Afghanistan. The airport is close to the border with Tajikistan; to the east and parallel of the Shighnan airport is Khorog Airport in Tajikistan. These two airports are only 2000feet apart and are separated by a river.

Facilities

The airport is at an elevation of 6700feet above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 16/34 with a gravel surface measuring 2635feetx100feetft (xft).

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sheghnan (OASN) . Afghanistan Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation . 1 January 2013.
  2. Web site: Sheghnan . Afghanistan Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation . 10 October 2006 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070927225408/http://www.caa-af.org/airports/sheghnan.htm . 27 September 2007.
  3. http://aerobaticsweb.org/cgi-bin/search_apt?OASN Airport record for Sheghnan Airport