Ghazni Airport

Ghazni Airport (Dari: فرودگاه غزنی; IATA: GZI, ICAO: OAGN) is located in Ghazni, Afghanistan, next to the main Ghazni-Kandahar Highway.[5] It serves the population of Ghazni and other nearby Afghan provinces. The airport is mainly used for civilian flights and is still being developed as of late 2013.[6]

Ghazni Airport

فرودگاه غزنی
Summary
Airport typePublic/Military
OwnerGovernment of Afghanistan
OperatorMinistry of Transport and Civil Aviation
ServesEastern Afghanistan
LocationGhazni, Afghanistan
Elevation AMSL7,126 ft / 2,172 m
Coordinates33°31′52″N 068°24′46″E
Map
GZI is located in Afghanistan
GZI
GZI
Location of airport in Afghanistan
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
15/33 1,000 305 Unknown
Sources: motca.gov.af,[2] Great Circle Mapper,[3] Landings.com[4]

History

It was formerly a military airfield until the Afghan government recently decided to turn it into an international airport. It currently has one runway designated 15/33 with a length of 1,000 feet (305 m).[2]

The government plans to add two runways in the near future. The overall project is expected to be completed in 2014.[7] The first phase of the project was inaugurated in late December 2013 after a smaller private aircraft landed at the runway of Ghazni Airport.[6]

See also

References
  1. "IATA Airport Code Search (GZI: Ghazni)". International Air Transport Association. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
  2. "Ghazni (OAGN)". Afghanistan Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation. Archived from the original on 26 December 2015. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
  3. Airport information for Ghazni, Afghanistan (OAGN / GZI) at Great Circle Mapper.
  4. Airport record for Ghazni Airport at Landings.com. Retrieved 1 August 2013
  5. "Airport near ghazni".
  6. Maftoon, Saifullah (28 December 2013). "$7m Ghazni civil airport inaugurated". Pajhwok Afghan News. Retrieved 28 December 2013.
  7. Maftoon, Saifullah (2 July 2013). "Work on Ghazni airport launched". Pajhwok Afghan News. Retrieved 5 July 2013.


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