Bamyan Airport
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Bamyan Airport[3] (IATA: BIN, ICAO: OABN), officially named Shahid Mazari Airport,[4] is located in the city of Bamyan, which is the capital of Bamyan 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 Bamyan Province. Security in and around the airport is provided by the Afghan National Security Forces.
Shahid Mazari Airport Dari: فرودگاه شهید مزاری Pashto: د شهید مزاري هوايي ډګر | |||||||||||
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
Owner | Afghanistan | ||||||||||
Operator | Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation[1] | ||||||||||
Serves | Bamyan Province | ||||||||||
Location | Bamyan, Afghanistan | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 8.415 ft / 2.565 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 34°48′36″N 67°49′14″E | ||||||||||
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Source: Gyros Corporation[2] |
The airport sits at an elevation of 8,415 feet (2,565 m) above mean sea level. It has an asphalt runway measuring 7,217 by 98 feet (2,200 m × 30 m).[2] The airport has been expanded and improved from its previous pre-2014 condition.[5] Its official name is in honor of Abdul Ali Mazari, the founder of the Hezbe Wahdat political party in Afghanistan.[4]