Bost Airport

Bost Airport د بوست هوائی ډګر
IATA: BSTICAO: OABT
Summary
Airport type Public
Owner  Afghanistan
Operator Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation
Location Lashkar Gah, Afghanistan
Elevation AMSL 2,540 ft / 774 m
Coordinates 31°33′31.6″N 64°21′52.9″E / 31.558778°N 64.364694°E / 31.558778; 64.364694 (Bost Airport (Bost))Coordinates: 31°33′31.6″N 64°21′52.9″E / 31.558778°N 64.364694°E / 31.558778; 64.364694 (Bost Airport (Bost))
Map
OABT

Location of airport in Afghanistan

Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
01/19 7,551 2,302 Asphalt
Sources:[1][2][3][4] Landings.com[5]

Bost Airport (IATA: BST, ICAO: OABT) is an airport serving Lashkar Gah, a city in Helmand Province in Afghanistan. It is located on the east bank of the Helmand River, 5 miles (8 km) north of its junction with the Arghandab River. It is also 75 miles (121 km) west of Kandahar.[1]

History

The airport was established in 1957 with the assistance of the United States.

In 2008, a large project commenced to rehabilitate the current airport as well as to create an industrial and agricultural park. The overall budget of this project was US$52 million donated by USAID.

On 4 June 2009, the new runway and terminal were inaugurated by a delegation of high government officials and the ambassadors of the US and the UK. The new asphalt runway is 2,300m long and 43m wide which makes it the third longest runway in Afghanistan.

Airlines and Destinations

Passenger

AirlinesDestinations
Afghan Jet International Kabul[6]
Kam Air Kabul[7]

Facilities

The airport resides at an elevation of 2,540 feet (774 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 01/19 with an asphalt surface measuring 7,549 by 100 feet (2,301 m × 30 m).[1] The runway previously had a gravel surface measuring 6,233 by 150 feet (1,900 m × 46 m).[2]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Bost / Lashkar Gah (OABT)". Afghanistan Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
  2. 1 2 "Bost / Lashkar Gah (OABT)". Afghanistan Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation. 27 August 2006. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007.
  3. "Lashikargah Aerodrome chart" (PDF). Afghanistan Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation. 23 April 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 September 2007.
  4. Airport information for Lashkar Gah, Afghanistan (OABT / BST) at Great Circle Mapper.
  5. Airport record for Bost Airport at Landings.com. Retrieved 2013-8-1
  6. Afghan Jet route map
  7. Kam air Schedule, May 2014, https://www.kamair.com/schedule.php

External links

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