Qala i Naw Airport

Qala i Naw Airport د قلعه نوهوائی ډګر

IATA: LQN – ICAO: OAQN

KDH
Location of airport in Afghanistan

Summary
Airport type Public/Military
Owner  Afghanistan
Operator Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF)
ISAF
Serves Qala i Naw; Badghis Province
Location Qala i Naw, Afghanistan
Elevation AMSL 2,968 ft / 905 m
Coordinates 34°59′8.7″N 63°7′3.4″E / 34.985750°N 63.117611°E / 34.985750; 63.117611 (Qala-I-Naw Airport (Qala-I-Naw))Coordinates: 34°59′8.7″N 63°7′3.4″E / 34.985750°N 63.117611°E / 34.985750; 63.117611 (Qala-I-Naw Airport (Qala-I-Naw))
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
040/220 2,100 6,890 Concrete
Source: Landings.com[1]

Qala i Naw Airport (IATA: LQN, ICAO: OAQN) is a small airport serving the city of Qala i Naw in Badghis Province, Afghanistan.[2] It is also known as Qala Nau Airport.[3] It previously had scheduled services with the now defunct Pamir Airways.[4] This airport is unique in the fact that the runway was originally a highway utilized when there was no air traffic. When aircraft arrived, Spanish soldiers of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) closed down the highway and it becomes a runway. The runway lies adjacent to the site of a former Spanish forward operating base (FOB), now transferred to the Afghan government. The airport is mainly used for military purposes, including by the Afghan Air Force (AAF). Qala e Naw Airport is located next to Qala i Naw Airport.[5]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Airport record for Qala-I-Naw Airport at Landings.com. Retrieved 2013-8-1
  2. ↑ Airport information for OAQN at Great Circle Mapper.
  3. ↑ Accident history for LQN at Aviation Safety Network
  4. ↑ http://pamirairways.af/index-new.php
  5. ↑ http://af.geoview.info/qalae_naw_airport,22080030p

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