Kabul International Airport (IATA: KBL, ICAO: OAKB) also known as Khwaja Rawash Airport is located 16 kilometers (9 miles) from downtown Kabul, Afghanistan. An IATA airport code, also known an IATA location identifier or simply a location identifier [1], is a three-letter code designating many airports around the world, defined by the International Air Transport Association (IATA). ... The ICAO (IPA pronunciation: ) airport code or location indicator is a four-letter alphanumeric code designating each airport around the world. ... ISAF can stand for: International Sailing Federation International Security Assistance Force This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... For other places with the same name, see Kabul (disambiguation). ... The term above mean sea level (AMSL) refers to the elevation (on the ground) or altitude (in the air) of any object, relative to the average sea level. ... A foot (plural: feet or foot;[1] symbol or abbreviation: ft or, sometimes, ′ – a prime) is a unit of length, in a number of different systems, including English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. ... The metre or meter is a measure of length. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... A foot (plural: feet or foot;[1] symbol or abbreviation: ft or, sometimes, ′ – a prime) is a unit of length, in a number of different systems, including English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. ... The metre or meter is a measure of length. ... An IATA airport code, also known an IATA location identifier or simply a location identifier [1], is a three-letter code designating many airports around the world, defined by the International Air Transport Association (IATA). ... The ICAO (IPA pronunciation: ) airport code or location indicator is a four-letter alphanumeric code designating each airport around the world. ... For other places with the same name, see Kabul (disambiguation). ...

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) run the airport and provide security with the Afghan authorities. The Taliban (Pashto: , students or seekers of knowledge) are a fundamentalist Sunni Muslim and ethnic Pashtun movement that ruled most of Afghanistan from 1996 until 2001, when their leaders were removed from power by American aerial bombardment and Northern Alliance ground forces. ... The World Trade Center on fire The September 11, 2001 attacks were a series of coordinated terrorist attacks against the United States on September 11, 2001. ... Midtown Manhattan, looking north from the Empire State Building, 2005 New York City (officially named the City of New York) is the most populous city in the state of New York and the entire United States. ... The armed forces of the United States of America consist of the United States Army United States Navy United States Air Force United States Marine Corps United States Coast Guard Note: The United States Coast Guard has both military and law enforcement functions. ... Logo of ISAF. Persian writing: کمک و همکاری (Komak va Hamkari) means Help and Cooperation. International Security Assistance Force (10) (ISAF) is an international military force in Afghanistan led by NATO and consisting of about 32,000 personnel from 37 nations as of October 5, 2006. ... NATO 2002 Summit in Prague. ... The foundation of the U.N. The United Nations (UN) is an international organization whose stated aims are to facilitate co-operation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress and human rights issues. ... The Romanian Air Force (Romanian: ) has an air force headquarters, an operational command, four air bases and an air defense brigade. ...

Construction Projects

This article or section contains information about a planned or expected expansion of an existing airport. It may contain information of a speculative nature and the content may change dramatically as the construction and/or completion of the airport expansion approaches, and as more information becomes available on it. Image File history File links Current_event_marker. ... Image File history File links 20_airtransportation. ...

People boarding plane at Kabul Airport.

Departing section inside the existing terminal of the airport.

USAF C-130 departing Kabul Airport

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. Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (2048 × 1536 pixel, file size: 569 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (2048 × 1536 pixel, file size: 569 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links Metadata No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links Metadata No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 544 pixelsFull resolution (1440 × 979 pixel, file size: 250 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) KABUL, Afghanistan -- A U.S. Air Force C-130 Hercules is about to take off from Kabul International Airport here Aug. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 544 pixelsFull resolution (1440 × 979 pixel, file size: 250 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) KABUL, Afghanistan -- A U.S. Air Force C-130 Hercules is about to take off from Kabul International Airport here Aug. ... Seal of the Air Force. ... The Lockheed C-130 Hercules is a four-engine turboprop cargo aircraft and the main tactical airlifter for many military forces worldwide. ... The United States dollar is the official currency of the United States. ...

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] 67 die and about 300,000 people are affected by floods in Ethiopias Somali Region of Ogaden after the Shabelle River bursts its banks. ...

Airlines and destinations

• Air Arabia (Sharjah)
• Air France (Paris-Charles De Gaulle)
• American Airlines (Boston-Logan, Detroit, Kansas City, Los Angeles, New York-JFK, San Francisco, Washington-Dulles)
• Ariana Afghan Airlines (Ankara, Baku, Delhi, Dubai, Dushanbe, Herat, Islamabad, Istanbul-Atatürk, Jeddah, Kandahar, Kuwait, Mazari Sharif, Moscow-Sheremetyevo, Riyadh, Tehran-Mehrabad, Ürümqi)
• Asiana Airlines (Seoul)
• Azerbaijan Airlines (Baku)
• British Airways (Delhi (seasonal), London-Heathrow)
• Cathay Pacific (Hong Kong)
• Emirates Airline (Dubai)
• Etihad Airways (Abu Dhabi)
• Girjet (Barcelona)
• Iran Air (Tehran-Mehrabad)
• Iran Aseman Airlines (Mashhad)
• Indian Airlines (Delhi)
• Kam Air (Almaty, Delhi, Dubai, Herat, Istanbul-Atatürk, Mashhad, Mazar-e-Sharif)
• KLM Royal Dutch Airlines (Amsterdam)
• Kuwait Airways (Kuwait)
• Lufthansa (Berlin-Tegel (seasonal), Frankfurt, Hamburg)
• Malaysia Airlines (Kuala Lumpur)
• Pakistan International Airlines (Islamabad, Peshawar)
• Pamir Airways (Dubai, Herat)
• Qatar Airways (Doha)
• Singapore Airlines (Singapore)
• Turkish Airlines (Ankara, Antalya, Istanbul-Atatürk, Izmir)

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See also

• Afghanistan
• List of airports in Afghanistan
• Bagram Airbase
• Kandahar International Airport

List of airports in Afghanistan, sorted alphabetically within each category. ... Bagram Air Base is located near Charikar in Parvan, Afghanistan. ... Kandahar Airfield (or Kandahar International Airport) (IATA: KDH, ICAO: OAKN) is located 16 kilometers (10 miles) south-east of Kandahar, Afghanistan. ...

References and footnotes

External links

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Kabul International Airport

• PDF on rebuilding the airport
• A US State Department press release about NATO taking control of KBL
• UK Minstry of Defence Images of KBL
• Norwegian article about the airport