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Khost International Airport

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until Khost Airport was completed. It was announced that the airport will become international in the future, taking passengers to and from the
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Work to improve and expand Khost Airport began in late 2011. Civilian passengers between Khost and Kabul were allowed to use NATO's
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surface measuring 8,740 ft × 148 ft (2,664 m × 45 m). It provides air transportation to the entire
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There had been three major reported accidents, all of them during the 1980s
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at the nearby Forward Operating Base Chapman (FOB Chapman). The bomber,
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The airport was officially inaugurated in July 2021 by then-President
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forces. It was then occupied by Americans during the 2001–2021
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The airport sits at an elevation of 1,457 ft (444 m)
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Pashto
IATA
ICAO
Afghanistan
Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation
Loya Paktia
Khost
AMSL
Coordinates
33°20′01″N 069°57′09″E / 33.33361°N 69.95250°E / 33.33361; 69.95250 (Khost Airport (Khost))
KHT is located in Afghanistan
Runways
Direction
Ariana News
Khaama Press
Pashto
IATA
ICAO
Khost
Khost Province
Afghanistan
Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation
Ministry of Defense
emergency relief
June 2022 Afghanistan earthquake
above sea level
runway
asphalt
Loya Paktia
airports

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