International Airport of Kabul is the public airport of Kabul. International Airport of Kabul lies at a distance of 16 km from downtown Kabul.
International Airport of Kabul was constructed in the year 1970. This airport is sometimes referred as Khwaja Rawash Airport. The IATA Code of Kabul International Airport is KBL and the ICAO Code is OAKB. Ministry of Transportation and Civil Aviation is the owner of Kabul Airport.
The runway length of Kabul International Airport is 3,318 m. The airport has paved surface. The latitude of this airport is 34° 33' 56? N and the longitude is 69° 12' 39? E.
As a result of international authorization under the Taliban, Kabul International Airport was almost closed.
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Watching the assault of United States on Afghanistan after the assaults in New York on 11th September 2001 the airport was reopened. In the beginning the airport was only meant for the US military and the International Security Assistance Force. In earlier 2002 the airport was eventually permitted to be utilized for civilian airlines after the remotion of UN authorizations.
Many airlines provides scheduled services to Kabul Airport. The airlines serving Kabul International Airport are Indian Airlines, Safi Airways, Pakistan International Airlines, Indian Airlines, Kam Air, Ariana Afghan Airlines, Iran Aseman Airlines, etc. The facilities provided by this airport includes bar, restaurant, bank, post office, etc.
International Airport of Kabul caters excellent services to thousands of passengers every year.
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