Yawan Airport | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Serves | Yawan District | ||||||||||
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| Elevation AMSL | 5,645 ft / 1,721 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 37°33′48.7″N70°26′39.7″E / 37.563528°N 70.444361°E Coordinates: 37°33′48.7″N70°26′39.7″E / 37.563528°N 70.444361°E | ||||||||||
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  OAYW Location of Yawan Airport in Afghanistan | |||||||||||
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Source: Landings.com [1] | |||||||||||
Yawan Airport( ICAO : OAYW) is a public use airport located in the Yawan District, Badakhshan, Afghanistan. [2] [3]
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