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Kunduz Airport

Coordinates:36°39′54″N68°54′39″E / 36.66500°N 68.91083°E /36.66500; 68.91083 (Kunduz Airport (Kunduz))
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Airport in Kunduz, Afghanistan
Kunduz Airport
Pashto:د کندز هوايي ډګر
Dari:فرودگاه قندوز
Kunduz Airport (2009)
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerAfghanistan
OperatorMinistry of Transport and Civil Aviation[1]
ServesKunduz Province
LocationKunduz, Afghanistan
Built1958[2]
Elevation AMSL1,457 ft / 444 m
Coordinates36°39′54″N68°54′39″E / 36.66500°N 68.91083°E /36.66500; 68.91083 (Kunduz Airport (Kunduz))
Map
UND is located in Afghanistan
UND
UND
Location of airport in Afghanistan
Runways
DirectionLengthSurface
ftm
11/298,1002,469Asphalt
Sources: Great Circle Mapper,[3]

Kunduz Airport (IATA:UND,ICAO:OAUZ) is located about 5 miles (8.0 km) southeast ofKunduz (also spelled Konduz),[4] the capital ofKunduz Province inAfghanistan. It is adomestic airport under the country'sMinistry of Transport and Civil Aviation (MoTCA),[1] and serves the population of Kunduz Province. Security in and around the airport is provided by theAfghan National Security Forces.

The airport resides at an elevation of 1,457 feet (444 m) abovemean sea level. It has onerunway designated 11/29 with anasphalt surface measuring 8,100 by 148 feet (2,469 m × 45 m).[2] A new terminal was added in 2017, which has a capacity of housing up to 1,300 passengers.[5] The entire airport was expanded and updated in recent years but some work remains to be completed.[6]

History

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Further information:Train Advise Assist Command – North

The airport was originally built in 1958 when Afghanistan was ruled by KingZahir Shah.[2] "Two years later, the airport was further constructed by the United States."[2][7] During the 1980s, it was used by Afghan andSoviet forces for military purposes. It was recently used by forces ofNATO'sResolute Support Mission.

After the withdrawal of all NATO forces from Afghanistan, members of theTaliban took control of Kunduz Airport in August 2021. They captured weaponry and vehicles from theAfghan National Army andAfghan Air Force,[8] including anMi-35 Hindattack helicopter given to theAfghan Air Force byIndia.

Airlines and destinations

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Each week there are two flights between Kunduz Airport andKabul International Airport.[6]Kam Air formerly operates services to Kabul International Airport. All flights from Kunduz Airport were suspended between August 2021 and July 2022.

Former airlines and destinations

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AirlinesDestinations
Ariana Afghan AirlinesKabul,Mazar-i-Sharif[9]
Bakhtar Afghan AirlinesKunduz[10]
East Horizon AirlinesKabul,Fayzabad
Kam AirKabul

Incidents

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  • On 17 May 2010, confirmed reports state thatPamir Airways Flight 112, anAntonov An-24, crashed 100 km away fromKabul International Airport.[11] The plane was en route from Kunduz Airport toKabul, when it suddenly disappeared from radars.[12][13] The wreckage was located on 20 May, rescuers reached the site on 21 May. No signs of life were found.[14]
  • On 28 September 2015, during theBattle of Kunduz, many civilians from the city of Kunduz fled to the airport, which was not taken by theTaliban.[15] According to a government security official, the Taliban had been vastly outnumbered, with only an estimated 500 fighters remaining against about 7,000 government troops and allied militia members.[15] However, local politicians from Kunduz said that the government had failed to provide leadership and support to its fighters in the area.[15]
  • On 11 August 2021, the news channel Russia Today, reported that the airport was captured by the Taliban. The airport's government forces had outlasted other centres in Kunduz before its capture.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ab"Afghan Civilian and Military Airports Resume Activities". TOLOnews. 29 January 2022. Retrieved19 July 2022.
  2. ^abcd"Kunduz airport preparing for foreign flights". Pajhwok Afghan News. 16 July 2014. Retrieved19 July 2022.
  3. ^Airport information for UND at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
  4. ^"Kunduz Airport". Afghanistan Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation. 21 March 2007. Archived fromthe original on 27 September 2007.
  5. ^"Kunduz airport gets new terminal worth $1.4m". Pajhwok Afghan News. 22 February 2017. Retrieved19 July 2022.
  6. ^ab"Kabul-Kunduz Flights Resumed After 10 Years". TOLOnews. 30 September 2020. Retrieved19 July 2022.
  7. ^Smith, Harvey Henry (1969).Area Handbook for Afghanistan (fourth ed.). Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 36.The airports at Kandahar, Herat, Mazar-i-Sharif and Kunduz were built with United States assistance.
  8. ^"Taliban takes control of airport in Afghanistan's Kunduz, seizes chopper gifted by India".www.msn.com. Retrieved15 August 2021.
  9. ^https://www.timetableimages.com/ttimages/fg6010i.htm
  10. ^https://www.timetableimages.com/ttimages/bakhtar4.htm
  11. ^"Afghan Official: Passenger Plane Crashes". FoxNews.com.Associated Press. 17 May 2010.
  12. ^"Afghan passenger flight reported missing". Flightglobal.com. 17 May 2010.
  13. ^"Pamir Airways plane carrying 41 people missing between Kunduz and Kabul". WireUpdate.com.BNO News. 17 May 2010. Archived fromthe original on 20 May 2010. Retrieved17 May 2010.
  14. ^Shah, Amir (21 May 2010)."Afghan minister: No sign of life at airline crash".The Guardian. Retrieved21 May 2010.
  15. ^abc"Taliban Fighters Capture Kunduz City as Afghan Forces Retreat".The New York Times. 28 September 2015. Retrieved29 September 2015.

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