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, city-served = Ghor Province , location = Chaghcharan, Afghanistan , elevation-f = 7475 , elevation-m = 2278 , coordinates = , metric-rwy = y , r1-number = 06/24 , r1-length-f = 6565 , r1-length-m = 2001 , r1-surface = Asphalt , footnotes =

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: Chaghcharan Airport ( prs, ميدان هوايي چغچران; ps, د چغچران هوايي ډګر; ) is located in the eastern section of Chaghcharan, which is the capital of Ghor Province in

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 Ghor and nearby provinces. Security in and around the airport is provided by the Afghan National Security Forces. Sitting at an elevation of above

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, Chaghcharan Airport has one

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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, concre ...

measuring . It is capable of supporting small to medium (C130) sized aircraft. The Hari River runs south and east of the airport. The

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

(ISAF) became occupants of the airport until their mission ended in late 2014. It was developed and made more useful during that time. The other closest airports to Chaghcharan are: Maymana Airport in

Faryab Province Faryab (Dari: ) is one of the thirty-four provinces of Afghanistan, which is located in the north of the country bordering neighboring Turkmenistan. It has a population of about 1,109,223, which is multi-ethnic and mostly a tribal society. The pr ...

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 east; Nili Airport in

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 ...

to the southeast;

Bost Airport Bost Airport ( ps, د بوست هوايي ډګر; ) is an airport serving Lashkargah, a city in Helmand Province in Afghanistan. It is located on the east bank of the Helmand River, north of its junction with the Arghandab River. It is also west ...

Helmand Province Helmand (Pashto/Dari: ; ), also known as Hillmand, in ancient times, as Hermand and Hethumand, is one of the 34 provinces of Afghanistan, in the south of the country. It is the largest province by area, covering area. The province contains 13 ...

to the southwest;

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

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 southwest; Herat International Airport in Herat Province to the west; and Qala i Naw Airport in Badghis Province to the northwest.

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Chaghcharan Airport opening ceremony - made by CCR PRT PIO OF1 Paulius Babilas (1)

Airport Records
by Dr. Günther Eichhorn * Airports in Afghanistan Ghor Province {{Afghanistan-airport-stub

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