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Jalalabad Airport (Pashto: د جلال اباد هوايي ډګر; IATA: JAA, ICAO: OAJL), also known as Nangarhar Airport,[6][1] is located next to the Kabul–Jalalabad Road, about 3 miles (4.8 km) southeast of Jalalabad, which is the capital of Nangarhar Province in Afghanistan.[7] It is a domestic airport under the country's Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation (MoTCA),[1] and serves the population of not only Nangarhar but also neighboring Kunar, Nuristan and Laghman provinces. It is also used by the Ministry of Defense for military purposes. Security in and around the airport is provided by the Afghan National Security Forces.

Jalalabad Airport Pashto: د جلال آباد هوايي ډګر
View of the airport's control tower in 2008
IATA: JAA ICAO: OAJL
Summary
Airport type	Public / Military
Owner	Afghanistan
Operator	Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation[1] Ministry of Defense
Serves	Nangarhar Province
Location	Jalalabad, Afghanistan
Built	1960s[2]
Elevation AMSL	1,840 ft / 561 m
Coordinates	34°24′01″N 70°29′54″E
Map
JAA Location of airport in Afghanistan
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 13/31 7,260 2,213 Asphalt
Source: Google Earth,[3] Landings.com,[4] AIP Afghanistan[5]

Situated at an elevation of 1,840 feet (561 m) above sea level, Jalalabad Airport has one asphalt runway measuring around 7,260 by 140 feet (2,213 m × 43 m). It also has at least 18 helipads, a number of hangars and buildings used for military purposes.[3] The other closest major public Afghan airports to Jalalabad are the Kabul International Airport in neighboring Kabul Province to the west and Khost Airport in Khost Province to the south.

Jalalabad Airport was used in the past by the United States Armed Forces and civilian contractors. They operated out of Forward Operating Base Fenty. Members of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) and later Resolute Support Mission (RSM) also used the airport in the past.[8][9]

History

Work on the airport began in the 1950s when Afghanistan was ruled by King Zahir Shah.[10] It was modernized during the 1960s with United States assistance.[2] During its failed 1980s Soviet–Afghan War, the Soviet Union turned the civilian airport into a military air base. It was recently expanded by NATO forces during their decades-long unsuccessful war with the Taliban.

New Jalalabad Airport

According to MoTCA, a new airport will be built in the Kuz Kunar District of Nangarhar Province.[11]

Airlines and destinations

Jalalabad Airport handles only domestic flights. According to MoTCA, "there will be three to four flights each week."[1] Between August 2021 and July 2022, there were no scheduled airlines operating at Jalalabad Airport except those operated by the Afghan Air Force and United Nations agencies.[6][12]

Accidents and incidents

2010 militant attack

On 30 June 2010, a car bomb was set off and insurgents stormed the airport. According to Zabiullah Mujahid, a Taliban spokesman, said the Taliban were responsible and killed 32 Afghan and non-Afghan security forces. According to NATO, there were eight Taliban deaths and one Afghan and one coalition member injured.[13][14]

2015 aircraft crash

11 people, including 6 United States Airmen and 5 passengers and 3 local nationals, were killed when a C-130 Hercules aircraft crashed shortly after take-off from Jalalabad Airport on 2 October 2015.[15]

See also

• List of airports in Afghanistan

References

External links

Media related to Jalalabad Airport at Wikimedia Commons

• "Nangarhar Airport" (3D visual). Google Earth.
• "Airport Records". Dr. Günther Eichhorn.

На других языках

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- [en] Jalalabad Airport

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[es] Aeropuerto de Jalalabad

El Aeropuerto de Jalalabad (IATA: JAA, OACI: OAJL) está situado 5 kilómetros al sureste de Jalalabad, Afganistán. La pista e instalaciones son usadas casi exclusivamente por militares de Estados Unidos, y ocasionalmente por personal de las Naciones Unidas.

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[fr] Aéroport de Jalalabad

L'aéroport de Jalalabad (code IATA : JAA • code OACI : OAJL) est situé à 5 km au sud-est de la ville de Jalalabad, en Afghanistan. Cet aéroport est actuellement utilisé uniquement à des fins militaires par des appareils des Nations unies. Un nouvel aéroport est en cours de construction dans la région de Gambiri, au nord-ouest de Jalalabad.

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[ru] Джелалабад (аэропорт)

Джелалабад (ИАТА: JAA, ИКАО: OAJL) — аэропорт, расположен в 5 км юго-восточнее города Джелалабад, в Афганистане. . Длина взлетно-посадочной полосы 2218 метров (7276 футов), направление полосы 13/31, высота над уровнем моря 553метров (1814 футов), покрытие — асфальт. Площадь аэродрома составляет 153,2 га. В годы афганской войны (1979-1989 гг.) здесь дислоцировался советский вертолетный полк. В настоящее время в аэропорту находится Передовая Оперативная База Фенти (Forward Operating Base Fenty) НАТО, которая стремительно разрастается.

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