Ghazni Airport (Dari: فرودگاه غزنی; IATA: GZI, ICAO: OAGN) is located in Ghazni, Afghanistan, next to the main Ghazni-Kandahar Highway.[5] It serves the population of Ghazni and other nearby Afghan provinces. The airport is mainly used for civilian flights and is still being developed as of late 2013.[6]

Ghazni Airport فرودگاه غزنی
IATA: GZI[1] ICAO: OAGN
Summary
Airport type	Public/Military
Owner	Afghanistan
Operator	Taliban
Serves	Eastern Afghanistan
Location	Ghazni, Afghanistan
Elevation AMSL	7,126 ft / 2,172 m
Coordinates	33°31′52″N 068°24′46″E
Map
GZI Location of airport in Afghanistan
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 15/33 1,000 305 Unknown
Sources: motca.gov.af,[2] Great Circle Mapper,[3] Landings.com[4]

History

It was formerly a military airfield until the Afghan government recently decided to turn it into an international airport. It currently has one runway designated 15/33 with a length of 1,000 feet (305 m).[2]

The government plans to add two runways in the near future. The overall project is expected to be completed in 2014.[7] The first phase of the project was inaugurated in late December 2013 after a smaller private aircraft landed at the runway of Ghazni Airport.[6]

See also

• List of airports in Afghanistan

References

•  This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency website https://www.afhra.af.mil/.

External links

• Accident history for GZI at Aviation Safety Network
• Airport record for Ghazni Airport at Landings.com

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