Tarinkot Airport
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 NATO helicopters taking off at Tarinkot Airport in 2013 | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public / Military | ||||||||||
| Operator | Afghanistan Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation | ||||||||||
| Serves | Tarinkot, Uruzgan Province, Afghanistan | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 4,477 ft / 1,365 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 32°36′18″N 65°51′50″E / 32.60500°N 65.86389°E | ||||||||||
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  TII Location in Afghanistan | |||||||||||
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Tarinkot Airport (IATA: TII, ICAO: OATN) is a domestic airport located in southeastern Afghanistan, one mile (2 km) south of Tarinkot, the capital city of the province of Uruzgan. It is 60 miles (97 km) north of Kandahar, and 205 miles (330 km) south-southwest of the Afghan capital of Kabul.[1] It was originally built to serve the population of Uruzgan Province and neighboring Daykundi Province, which was partitioned in 2004.
The airport was expanded in the last decade to be used by the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF). On 29 June 2009, Kam Air started flying between Kabul and Tarinkot three times a week. The services will be financially supported by the Dutch government as a way to contribute to the development of the Uruzgan region. The flights are conducted with an Boeing 737 before suspended.
In addition to the Afghan National Security Forces, the U.S.-led Resolute Support Mission (RSM) is also authorized to use the airport for training or combat purposes. Camp Holland, which was heavily used by ISAF, was located next to Tarinkot Airport.[5]
Facilities
The airport resides at an elevation of 4,495 feet (1,370 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 12/30 with a concrete surface measuring 6,002 by 114 feet (1,829 m × 35 m).[1]
Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Kam Air | Kabul[6] |
See also
References
- ^ a b c "Tereen/Tarin Kowt (OATN)". Afghanistan Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
- ^ Airport information for Tereen, Afghanistan (OATN / TII) at Great Circle Mapper.
- ^ Airport record for Tarin Kowt Airport at Landings.com. Retrieved 2013-8-1
- ^ AIP Afghanistan - Important Information Archived 2016-06-17 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Tarinkot Airport".
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Kam air Schedule, May 2014, "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-07-02. Retrieved 2014-05-25.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
External links
Media related to Tarinkot Airport at Wikimedia Commons
- Aeronautical chart and airport information for OATN at SkyVector
- Accident history for TII at Aviation Safety Network
- Airport record for Tarin Kowt Airport at Landings.com.
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