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Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation
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Badakhshan Province
Badakhshan Province (Persian/ Uzbek: , ''Badaxšān'') is one of the 34 provinces of Afghanistan, located in the northeastern part of the country. It is bordered by Tajikistan's Gorno-Badakhshan in the north and the Pakistani regions of Lower ...
, location =
Fayzabad,
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 ...
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PSP
, footnotes = Sources: SkyVector.com,
Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation of Afghanistan, AIP Afghanistan
Fayzabad Airport is located about northwest of
Fayzabad (also spelled Faizabad or Feyzabad), the capital of
Badakhshan Province
Badakhshan Province (Persian/ Uzbek: , ''Badaxšān'') is one of the 34 provinces of Afghanistan, located in the northeastern part of the country. It is bordered by Tajikistan's Gorno-Badakhshan in the north and the Pakistani regions of Lower ...
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
Badakhshan Province
Badakhshan Province (Persian/ Uzbek: , ''Badaxšān'') is one of the 34 provinces of Afghanistan, located in the northeastern part of the country. It is bordered by Tajikistan's Gorno-Badakhshan in the north and the Pakistani regions of Lower ...
. Security in and around the airport is provided by the
Afghan National Security Forces.
Built during the Soviet occupation, Fayzabad Airport is somewhat unusual in the world, notable for the runway being constructed of
pierced steel planking
Marston Mat, more properly called pierced (or perforated) steel planking (PSP), is standardized, perforated steel matting material developed by the United States at the Waterways Experiment Station shortly before World War II, primarily for the ...
(PSP or Marsden Matting) along its full width and length. Construction of a new asphalt runway was completed during the summer of 2012.
[, June 18, 2013, USAIDAfghanistan.] It runs parallel to the metal runway which has been blocked off by large rocks.
Airlines and destinations
See also
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List of airports in Afghanistan
This is a list of airports in Afghanistan, grouped by type and sorted by location.
Description
Afghanistan has four international airports which are expected to increase in the future. The Kabul International Airport serves the population of Kabu ...
References
External links
* (USAIDAfghanistan June 18, 2013)
Airport record for Faizabad Airportat Landings.com.
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Airports in Afghanistan
Buildings and structures in Badakhshan Province