Qala i Naw Airport

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Qala i Naw Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic/Military
OwnerFlag of the Taliban.svg  Afghanistan
ServesQala i Naw, Badghis Province
Location Qala i Naw, Afghanistan
Elevation  AMSL 2,968 ft / 905 m
Coordinates 34°59′09″N63°07′04″E / 34.98583°N 63.11778°E / 34.98583; 63.11778 (Qala-I-Naw Airport (Qala-I-Naw))
Map
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Airplane silhouette.svg
LQN
Location of airport in Afghanistan
Qala i Naw Airport
Runways
Direction LengthSurface
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04/221,9996,560Concrete
Sources: Landings.com, [1] AIP Afghanistan [2]

Qala i Naw Airport( IATA : LQN, ICAO : OAQN); (Dari : میدان هوایی قلعه نو) is a small airport serving the city of Qala i Naw in Badghis Province, Afghanistan. [3] It is also known as Qala Nau Airport. [4] It previously had scheduled services with the now defunct Pamir Airways. [5]

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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. [6]

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References

  1. Airport record for Qala-I-Naw Airport at Landings.com. Retrieved 2013-8-1
  2. AIP Afghanistan - Important Information Archived 2016-06-17 at the Wayback Machine
  3. Airport information for OAQN at Great Circle Mapper.
  4. Accident history for LQN at Aviation Safety Network
  5. "Welcome to Pamir Airways". Archived from the original on September 3, 2011. Retrieved October 25, 2011.
  6. "Qala e Naw Airport". af.geoview.info. Retrieved 2023-03-21.