Khost International Airport
Khost Airport دخوست هوائی ډګر | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner |  Afghanistan | ||||||||||
| Operator | Afghan Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation Afghan Ministry of Defense | ||||||||||
| Serves | Khost Province | ||||||||||
| Location | Khost, Afghanistan | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 3,775 ft / 1,151 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°20′01″N 069°57′09″E / 33.33361°N 69.95250°E | ||||||||||
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  KHT Location of airport in Afghanistan | |||||||||||
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Khost Airport (IATA: KHT, ICAO: OAKS) is located next to the city of Khost in eastern Afghanistan. The airport has been renovated in the last several years.[3] Civilian passengers are allowed to use the nearby NATO's airport for domestic flights to and from the Afghan capital, Kabul.[4]
Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
|---|---|
| East Horizon Airlines | Kabul[5] |
History
Expanded by the Soviets in the 1980s to support bombing activity during the Soviet war in Afghanistan,[6] it has packed dirt runways now maintained by the U.S. Armed Forces and the Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF). The US maintains a base there known as Forward Operating Base Chapman.
There had been three major reported accidents, all of them during the 1980s mujahideen fighting and involved Russian-made Antonov An-26 aircraft.[7]
In December 2009, seven CIA employees were killed in a suicide attack at the nearby Forward Operating Base Chapman (FOB Chapman). The bomber, Humam Balawi of Jordan, wore a suicide vest and blew himself up in the base, killing the base commander, CIA agents and civilian contractors.
Work began to improve the Khost Airport in September 2011.[3] Civilian passengers between Khost and Kabul are allowed to use NATO's Sehra Bagh Airport until Khost Airport is completed.[4]
See also
References
- ^ Airport record for Khost Airport at Landings.com. Retrieved 2013-8-1
- ^ Khost (OAKS)
- ^ a b "Construction work on Khost airport launched". Pajhwok Afghan News. 21 September 2011. Retrieved 2014-01-18.
- ^ a b "Kabul-Khost flights formally begin". Pajhwok Afghan News. 11 January 2014. Retrieved 2014-01-18.
- ^ 2014 Timetable, http://flyeasthorizon.com/flight-schedule/
- ^ Warrick, Joby, The Triple Agent, New York: Doubleday, 2011. p. 26
- ^ http://aviation-safety.net/database/airport/airport.php?id=KHT Aviation-Safety.net
External links
- User information
- Airport record for Khost Airport at Landings.com.
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