Farah Airport

Last updated
Farah Airport

د فراه هوائی ډګر
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerFlag of the Taliban.svg  Afghanistan
Operator Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation
Serves Farah Province
Location Farah, Afghanistan
Elevation  AMSL 2,212 ft / 674 m
Coordinates 32°21′49.2″N62°10′03″E / 32.363667°N 62.16750°E / 32.363667; 62.16750
Map
Afghanistan adm location map.svg
Airplane silhouette.svg
FAH
Location of airport in Afghanistan
Farah Airport
Runways
Direction LengthSurface
mft
15/333,0006,024asphalt
Source: SkyVector.com, [1] AIP Afghanistan [2]

Farah Airport( IATA : FAH, ICAO : OAFR) is located in the city of Farah in western Afghanistan, which is the capital of Farah Province. The airport is under the Afghan Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation, and serves the population of southwestern Afghanistan.

Contents

Farah Airport has been providing domestic flight services to several cities in the country, and had been considered for international flights. [3] [4] Qatar was working with local authorities to upgrade Farah Airport for international flights in the late 2010s. [5]

An Italian Army NH90 landing at Farah Air Base, Afghanistan, 2019 Italian Army - NH90 helicopter landing at Farah Base in Afghanistan 2019.jpg
An Italian Army NH90 landing at Farah Air Base, Afghanistan, 2019

Farah Airport was 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 in the 2010s.

Under a 10-year agreement signed in 2022, Afghanistan's airspace and several of its airports were handed over to the United Arab Emirates firm GAAC Holding. [7]

After the Taliban's conquest of Afghanistan in August 2021, all commercial flights were halted at Farah Airport. There has been a push since 2023 to re-establish flights to Kabul. [8] It is known the airport has taken flights from the Red Crescent aid organization and has airport security. [9]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "OAFR - Farah Airport". SkyVector.com. 15 October 2015. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
  2. ↑ "AIP Afghanistan - Important Information". Archived from the original on 2016-06-17. Retrieved 2016-05-10.
  3. ↑ "Qataris Eye More Investment in Farah: Minister". TOLOnews. January 25, 2021. Retrieved 2021-03-19.
  4. ↑ "Farah airport being upgraded to international standards". Pajhwok Afghan News. January 17, 2017. Retrieved 2021-03-19.
  5. ↑ Zahin, Mohammad Humayon (2017-01-17). "Farah airport being upgraded to international standards" . Retrieved 2024-02-27.
  6. ↑ "Foreign Forces Deployed To Farah Province". TOLOnews. July 29, 2017. Retrieved 2021-03-19.
  7. ↑ Mohammad Yunus Yawar (8 September 2022). "Taliban to sign contract with UAE's GAAC Holding over airspace control at Afghan airports". Reuters. Kabul. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
  8. ↑ Jawandi, Abdul Rahman (2023-06-10). "Farah residents want flights to Kabul resumed" . Retrieved 2024-02-27.
  9. ↑ "Farah Airport Ready for Domestic Flights - Bakhtar News Agency, BNA". www.bakhtarnews.af. 2021-11-02. Retrieved 2024-02-27.


This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.