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Handling providerGAAC Kandahar
Kandahar International Airport, Kandahar, Afghanistan
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View facility & contactsAirport profile · Afghanistan
Ahmad Shah Baba International Airport
Kandahar · Kandahar Province · Afghanistan
OAKNIATA KDH
Airport overview
Ahmad Shah Baba International Airport serves Kandahar, Afghanistan. The longest reported open paved runway is 3,210 metres (10,532 feet). The directory lists 0 FBOs and 1 handling provider at this airport.
- ICAO code
- OAKN
- IATA code
- KDH
- Local / reference code
- OAKN
- Location
- Kandahar · Kandahar Province · Afghanistan
- Coordinates
- 31.505769, 65.847963
- Elevation above sea level
- 1,017 m / 3,337 ft
- Time zone
- Asia/Kabul
- Reported access
- Not reported
- Longest open paved runway
- 3,210 m / 10,532 ft
- Business-aviation facilities
- 0 FBOs · 1 handling providers
- Fuel types
- Not reported
- Control tower
- Not reported
- Customs airport designation
- Not reported
- Landing-rights designation
- Not reported
Runway dimensions alone do not determine which jets can operate here; consult the current AIP, NOTAMs, declared distances and aircraft performance requirements.
Runways (1 recorded)
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lighting / status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05/23 | 3,210 m10,532 ft | 45 m148 ft | ASP | LightedReported open |
Runway 05/23 · threshold & approach details
| Runway end | True heading | Elevation | Displaced threshold | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05 | 55° | 1,007 m / 3,303 ft | Not reported | 31.49750, 65.83390 |
| 23 | 235° | 1,017 m / 3,337 ft | 610 m / 2,001 ft | 31.51400, 65.86170 |
FBOs & handling
Handling & supervision providers · 1
Handling providers coordinate ground services; a dedicated private terminal is not implied by this classification.
History & management
Historical background has not yet been reported for this airport.
- Inception year
- Not reported
- Airport activation date
- Not reported
- Recorded owner
- Not reported
- Recorded operator
- Not reported
- Airport manager
- Not reported
- Manager telephone
- Not reported
An inception year and an airport activation date are different facts. Confirm current ownership and management with the airport.
Airport communications
| Type | Service | Frequency |
|---|---|---|
| A/G | METRO | 25.32 MHz |
| APP | APP | 120.8 MHz |
| GCA | GCA | 122.6 MHz |
| GND | GND | 126.7 MHz |
| TWR | TWR | 125.5 MHz |
Use current official aeronautical publications for operational communications.