Dwyer Airport | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Military | ||||||||||
| Serves | Camp Dwyer | ||||||||||
| Location | Lashkargah, Afghanistan | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 2,418 ft / 737 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 31°05′31″N064°04′01″E / 31.09194°N 64.06694°E | ||||||||||
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  DWR Location of Dwyer Airport in Afghanistan | |||||||||||
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Source: Landings.com [2] | |||||||||||
Dwyer Airport( IATA : DWR, ICAO : OADY) is a former military airport of Marine Expeditionary Brigade, located south west of Lashkargah in southern Afghanistan.
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