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 / 34.81000°N 67.82056°E | ||||||||||
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  BIN Location of airport in Afghanistan | |||||||||||
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Source: Gyros Corporation[2] | |||||||||||
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.
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]
- ^ a b "Afghan Civilian and Military Airports Resume Activities". TOLOnews. January 29, 2022. Retrieved 2022-07-20.
- ^ a b "Rehabilitation of Bamyan Airport" (PDF). Japan: Gyros Corporation. October 29, 2012. Retrieved 2022-07-20.
- ^ "President Ghani inaugurates key highway, airport in Bamyan". Pajhwok Afghan News. August 26, 2016. Retrieved 2022-07-20.
- ^ a b "Shahid Mazari Airport in Bamyan". Pajhwok Afghan News. February 27, 2019. Retrieved 2021-04-23.
- ^ "Bamyan Airports to Expand for Larger Aircraft, Tourism". TOLOnews. October 29, 2012. Retrieved 2022-07-20.