Jalalabad Airport

Jalalabad Airport
Jalalabad Airport
Nangarhar Airport.jpg
Control tower of the Jalalabad Airport in Nangarhar
IATA: JAA – ICAO: OAJL
Summary
Location Jalalabad
Elevation AMSL 1,814 ft / 553 m
Coordinates 34°23′57″N 70°29′58″E / 34.39917°N 70.49944°E / 34.39917; 70.49944Coordinates: 34°23′57″N 70°29′58″E / 34.39917°N 70.49944°E / 34.39917; 70.49944
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
13/31 7,276 2,218 Asphalt

Jalalabad Airport (IATA: JAA, ICAO: OAJL) is located 3 miles (5 km) southeast of Jalalabad city in Afghanistan. This airport is currently being used only for military purposes and sometimes the United Nations' aircraft use this airport.

Contents

New Jalalabad Airport

The construction of a new civilian airport is underway in Gambiri area to north west of Jalalabad.The new airport will be constructed with financial assistance of the US and will be opened in 2011, Hamidullah Qaderi, Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation of Afghanistan, said on April 26, 2009.

2010 attack

On 30 June 2010 a car bomb was set off and militants stormed the airport. According to Zabiullah Mujahid, an Taliban spokesman, 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.[1][2]

Airlines and destinations

Currently, there are no scheduled airlines operating at Jalalabad Airport.

Cargo

Airlines Destinations
Khyber Afghan Airlines

References

  1. ^ Militants killed in airport battle
  2. ^ Militants killed in fighting at eastern Afghanistan airport

External links


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