Fayzabad Airport

This article is about airport in Afghanistan. For the airport in India, see Faizabad Airport.
Fayzabad Airport

Pashto: د فیض اباد هوائی ډګر

Dari: فرودگاه فیض آباد
Summary
Airport typePublic
Owner Afghanistan
OperatorMinistry of Transport and Civil Aviation[1]
ServesBadakhshan Province
LocationFayzabad, Afghanistan
Elevation AMSL3,842 ft / 1,171 m
Coordinates37°07′10″N 70°31′06″E / 37.11944°N 70.51833°E / 37.11944; 70.51833
Map
FBD is located in Afghanistan
FBD
FBD
Location of airport in Afghanistan
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
18/36 1,844 6,049 PSP
Sources: SkyVector.com,[2] Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation of Afghanistan,[3] AIP Afghanistan[4]
View onto Feyzabad International Airport from the North with the airstrip (left) and shelter (right) shown

Fayzabad Airport (IATA: FBD, ICAO: OAFZ) is located about 3.5 miles (5.6 km) northwest of Fayzabad (also spelled Faizabad or Feyzabad), the capital of Badakhshan Province in Afghanistan. It is a domestic airport under the country's Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation (MoTCA),[1] and serves the population of Badakhshan Province. Security in and around the airport is provided by the Afghan National Security Forces.

Built during the Soviet occupation, Fayzabad Airport is somewhat unusual[clarification needed] in the world, notable for the runway being constructed of pierced steel planking (PSP or Marsden Matting) along its full width and length. Construction of a new asphalt runway was completed during the summer of 2012, funded by USAID and Asian Development Bank.[5] It runs parallel to the metal runway which has been blocked off by large rocks.

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References

  1. ^ a b "Afghan Civilian and Military Airports Resume Activities". TOLOnews. January 29, 2022. Retrieved 2022-07-18.
  2. ^ "OAFZ - Feyzabad Airport". SkyVector.com. 15 October 2015. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
  3. ^ "Faizabad Airport". Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation of Afghanistan. 27 August 2006. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007.
  4. ^ "AIP Afghanistan - Important Information". Archived from the original on 2016-06-17. Retrieved 2016-05-10.
  5. ^ "Faizabad Airport, Badakhshan Province - YouTube". YouTube. 2021-08-14. Archived from the original on 14 August 2021. Retrieved 2024-12-10.