Mazar-i-Sharif International Airport
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Mazar-e-Sharif International Airport (Dari: میدان هوائی مزار شریف, Maydâne Hawâyiye Mazâre Šarif; Pashto: مزار شریف نړیوال هوايي ډګر) (IATA: MZR, ICAO: OAMS),[5] officially called Mawlana Jalaluddin Mohammad Balkhi International Airport,[6][7] is located about 9 km (5.6 mi) east of Mazar-i-Sharif in northern Afghanistan, which is around 15 minutes of driving distance from the center of the city.
Mazar-e-Sharif International Airport میدان هوائی مزار شریف مزار شریف نړیوال هوايي ډګر | |||||||||||
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
Owner | Government of Afghanistan | ||||||||||
Operator | GAAC Holding[1] | ||||||||||
Serves | Northern Afghanistan | ||||||||||
Location | Mazar-i-Sharif, Afghanistan | ||||||||||
Built | 1960s[2] | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 1,259 ft / 384 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 36°42′25″N 67°12′34″E | ||||||||||
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Situated at an elevation of 1,259 ft (384 m) above sea level, the airport has one asphalt runway measuring around 9,836 ft × 170 ft (2,998 m × 52 m) and several taxiways, and facilities for up to 1,000 passengers.[8] It serves much of the population of northern Afghanistan. In 2013, a sixty million euro terminal was added to the airport while the older terminal is now used for domestic flights.[9][10][11]
Though originally constructed with 2 parallel runways, the airport's northernmost runway has since been converted into a taxiway, making it one of the largest airports in Afghanistan.[12][13] The Mazar-i-Sharif rail terminal is located to the east of the airport, which is connected to the Hairatan border town in the north. The Ministry of Defense also has a military base adjacent to the airport.
Other nearby airports include Kunduz Airport in Kunduz Province to the east; Kabul International Airport in Kabul Province to the southeast; Bamyan Airport in Bamyan Province to the south; and Sheberghan Airport in Jowzjan Province to the west.