Ghazni Airport

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Ghazni Airport

فرودگاه غزنی
Summary
Airport typePublic/Military
Owner Government of Afghanistan
Operator Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation
ServesEastern Afghanistan
Location Ghazni, Afghanistan
Elevation  AMSL 7,126 ft / 2,172 m
Map
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GZI
Location of airport in Afghanistan
Ghazni Airport
Runways
Direction LengthSurface
ftm
15/331,000305Unknown
Sources: motca.gov.af, [2] Great Circle Mapper, [3] Landings.com [4]

Ghazni Airport (Dari : فرودگاه غزنی; IATA : GZI, ICAO : OAGN) is located in Ghazni, Afghanistan, next to the main Ghazni-Kandahar Highway. [5] It serves the population of Ghazni and other nearby Afghan provinces. The airport is mainly used for civilian flights and is still being developed as of late 2013. [6]

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History

It was formerly a military airfield until the Afghan government recently decided to turn it into an international airport. It currently has one runway designated 15/33 with a length of 1,000 feet (305 m). [2]

The government plans to add two runways in the near future. The overall project is expected to be completed in 2014. [7] The first phase of the project was inaugurated in late December 2013 after a smaller private aircraft landed at the runway of Ghazni Airport. [6]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "IATA Airport Code Search (GZI: Ghazni)". International Air Transport Association . Retrieved 10 May 2016.
  2. 1 2 "Ghazni (OAGN)". Afghanistan Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation. Archived from the original on 26 December 2015. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
  3. ↑ Airport information for Ghazni, Afghanistan (OAGN / GZI) at Great Circle Mapper.
  4. ↑ Airport record for Ghazni Airport at Landings.com. Retrieved 1 August 2013
  5. ↑ "Airport near ghazni".
  6. 1 2 Maftoon, Saifullah (28 December 2013). "$7m Ghazni civil airport inaugurated". Pajhwok Afghan News . Retrieved 28 December 2013.
  7. ↑ Maftoon, Saifullah (2 July 2013). "Work on Ghazni airport launched". Pajhwok Afghan News. Retrieved 5 July 2013.


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