, nativename-r = , image = , IATA = , ICAO = OANL , pushpin_map = Afghanistan , pushpin_map_caption = Location of airport in Afghanistan , pushpin_label = OANL , pushpin_label_position = right , type = Public , owner = , operator = Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation , city-served =

Daykundi Province Daykundi ( prs, دایکندی) also spelled as Daikundi, Daykondi, Daikondi or Dai Kundi, is one of the thirty-four provinces of Afghanistan, located in the central part of the country. It has a population of about 516,504, and is a Hazara Pro ...

, location =

Nili NILI was a Jewish espionage network which assisted the United Kingdom in its fight against the Ottoman Empire in Palestine between 1915 and 1917, during World War I. NILI is an acronym which stands for the Hebrew phrase "Netzah Yisrael Lo Yeshak ...

, Afghanistan , elevation-f = 7260 , elevation-m = 2213 , coordinates = , metric-rwy = y , r1-number = 18/36 , r1-length-m = 414 , r1-length-f = 4487 , r1-surface =

Gravel Gravel is a loose aggregation of rock fragments. Gravel occurs naturally throughout the world as a result of sedimentary and erosive geologic processes; it is also produced in large quantities commercially as crushed stone. Gravel is classifi ...

, footnotes = Sources: Google Earth, Landings.com, Nili Airport ( prs, فرودگاه نیلی; ps, د نیلی هوائی ډګر; ) is located about one kilometer of driving distance from the center of

, which is the capital of

Afghanistan Afghanistan, officially the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan,; prs, امارت اسلامی افغانستان is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central Asia and South Asia. Referred to as the Heart of Asia, it is bordere ...

. It is a domestic airport under the country's Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation (MoTCA), and serves the population of Daykundi Province. Security in and around the airport is provided by the

Afghan National Security Forces The Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF), also known as the Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF), were the military and internal security forces of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan. Structure The Afghan National Security Forc ...

. It has been used in the past mostly for

emergency relief Emergency management or disaster management is the managerial function charged with creating the framework within which communities reduce vulnerability to hazards and cope with disasters. Emergency management, despite its name, does not actuall ...

purposes. Situated at an elevation of above

sea level Mean sea level (MSL, often shortened to sea level) is an average surface level of one or more among Earth's coastal bodies of water from which heights such as elevation may be measured. The global MSL is a type of vertical datuma standardised g ...

, Nili Airport has one

gravel Gravel is a loose aggregation of rock fragments. Gravel occurs naturally throughout the world as a result of sedimentary and erosive geologic processes; it is also produced in large quantities commercially as crushed stone. Gravel is classifi ...

runway According to the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), a runway is a "defined rectangular area on a land aerodrome prepared for the landing and takeoff of aircraft". Runways may be a man-made surface (often asphalt concrete, as ...

measuring around . A new terminal was added in 2011 with assistance and support from the

International Security Assistance Force ' ps, کمک او همکاري ' , allies = Afghanistan , opponents = Taliban Al-Qaeda , commander1 = , commander1_label = Commander , commander2 = , commander2_label = , commander3 = , comman ...

(ISAF). The airport can handle small civilian or military aircraft but not larger ones. Former Afghan President

Ashraf Ghani Mohammad Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai (born 19 May 1949) is an Afghan politician, academic, and economist who served as the president of Afghanistan from September 2014 until August 2021, when his government was overthrown by the Taliban. Born in L ...

had promised in 2014 that he would modernize Nili Airport, which would mean (among other things) upgrading its runway to an

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one. Other nearby major

airports An airport is an aerodrome with extended facilities, mostly for commercial air transport. Airports usually consists of a landing area, which comprises an aerially accessible open space including at least one operationally active surface ...

to Nili are

Chaghcharan Airport , nativename-r = , image = Afghan Air Power (4423773113).jpg , image-width = 250px , caption = Mil Mi-17s of the Afghan Air Force in 2010, a year before the runway was asphalted , IATA = CCN , ICAO = OACC , pushpin_map = Afghanistan , pus ...

in neighboring

Ghor Province Ghōr (Dari: ), also spelled Ghowr or Ghur, is one of the thirty-four provinces of Afghanistan. It is located in the western Hindu Kush in central Afghanistan, towards the northwest. The province contains eleven districts, encompassing hundreds ...

to the north,

Bamyan Airport Bamyan Airport , officially named Shahid Mazari Airport, 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), and ...

Bamyan Province Bamyan Province ( prs, ولایت بامیان) also spelled Bamiyan, Bāmīān or Bāmyān is one of the thirty-four provinces of Afghanistan, located in the central highlands of the Afghanistan. The terrain in Bamyan is mountainous or semi-m ...

to the northeast,

Ghazni Airport Ghazni Airport ( prs, فرودگاه غزنی; ) is located in Ghazni, Afghanistan, next to the main Ghazni-Kandahar Highway. It serves the population of Ghazni and other nearby Afghan provinces. The airport is mainly used for civilian flights ...

Ghazni Province Ghazni (Dari: ) is one of the 34 provinces of Afghanistan, located in southeastern Afghanistan. The province contains 19 districts, encompassing over a thousand villages and roughly 1.3 million people, making it the 5th most populous province. The ...

to the east,

Tarinkot Airport , nativename-r = , image = C-17 Globemaster III 6.jpg , caption = An American C-17 Globemaster III off-loading equipment before the airport's runway was concreted (June 20, 2009) , IATA = TII , ICAO = OATN , type ...

Uruzgan Province Uruzgan (Dari), also spelled as Urozgan or Oruzgan, is one of the thirty-four provinces of Afghanistan. Uruzgan is located in the center of the country. The population is 436,079, and the province is mostly a tribal society. Tarinkot serves as th ...

to the south,

Farah Airport Farah Airport is located in the eastern section of Farah, Afghanistan, Farah in Afghanistan, which is the capital city of Farah Province. The airport is under the Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation (Afghanistan), Ministry of Transport and ...

Farah Province Farah (Dari: , ''Farā'') is one of the 34 provinces of Afghanistan, located in the southwestern part of the country next to Iran. It is a spacious and sparsely populated province, divided into eleven districts and contains hundreds of villages ...

to the west, and

Herat International Airport , image = Plane of Pamir Airways at Herat Airport in 2010.jpg , image-width = 250px , caption = A Pamir Airways parked at the airport in 2010 , IATA = HEA , ICAO = OAHR , type = Public/Military , owner ...

Herat Province Herat (Persian: ) is one of the thirty-four provinces of Afghanistan, located in the north-western part of the country. Together with Badghis, Farah, and Ghor provinces, it makes up the north-western region of Afghanistan. Its primary city and ...

to the northwest.

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Daykundi: A model for success in southern Afghanistan
* Airports in Afghanistan Daykundi Province {{Afghanistan-airport-stub

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