Qala i Naw Airport (IATA: LQN, ICAO: OAQN) is an airport serving the city of Qala i Naw in Badghis Province, Afghanistan.[1] It is also known as Qala Nau Airport.[2] It has scheduled services with Pamir Airways.[3] This airport is unique in the fact that the runway is actually a highway that is utilized when there is no air traffic. When aircraft arrive, Spanish soldiers close down the highway and it becomes a runway.[citation needed] The runway lies adjacent to a Spanish forward operating base (FOB).
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- ^ Airport information for OAQN at Great Circle Mapper.
- ^ Accident history for LQN at Aviation Safety Network
- ^ http://pamirairways.af/index-new.php
