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Kabul International Airport
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| Kabul International Airport | |||
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| IATA: KBL – ICAO: OAKB | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public/Military | ||
| Owner | Ministry of Transportation and Civil Aviation | ||
| Operator | Military of Belgium (as a part of ISAF) - 1 October 2007 to 1 October 2008 |
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| Location | Kabul | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 5,877 ft / 1,789 m | ||
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| Direction | Length | Surface | |
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| 11/29 | 10,885 | 3,318 | Paved |
Kabul International Airport (IATA: KBL, ICAO: OAKB), sometimes known as Khwaja Rawash Airport, is located 16 kilometers (9 miles) from downtown Kabul, Afghanistan. The airport is also commonly referred to as KAIA.
Kabul Airport was built in the 1970s. Due to international sanctions under the Taliban, the airport was all but closed, with few international flights. Following the United States attack on Afghanistan after the September 11, 2001 attacks in New York, the airport reopened. At first, it was only for the US military and the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF), a NATO-led peacekeeping force. After the removal of UN sanctions, in early 2002, it was finally allowed to be used for civilian airlines. The US military and ISAF (with the Romanian Air Force a lead contributor in 2005) run the airport and provide security with the Afghan authorities.
The airport had 54,300 movements in 2006. So far (July 2007) traffic has increased by 33% and is projected to end up on 66,000 movements. The average daily movement in 2007 is so far 191, and the record for 2007 is 347 movements.
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The government of Afghanistan recently accepted an assistance package from the government of Japan to rebuild Kabul International Airport. The plans are to build a new 35 million US dollars modern-style terminal for international passengers, and use the existing terminal for domestic flights.
The contract has been signed with a Japanese construction company, and the work has begun in November 2006. The new international terminal is expected to be opened in 2008.[1]
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- American Airlines (Boston, Los Angeles (starts 12 January 2008), New York-JFK)
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- Azerbaijan Airlines (Baku)
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- Indian Airlines (Delhi)
- Iran Air (Tehran-Imam Khomeini)
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- Royal Air Maroc (Casablanca, Rabat, Tangier)
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- Safi Airways (Dubai, London-Heathrow (starts 07 October 2008), Paris (starts 07 October 2008), Sharjah)
- Saudi Arabian Airlines (Jeddah, Mecca, Medinah, Riyadh)
- Thai Airways International (Bangkok)
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