Bost Airport

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Bost Airport Lashkargah Airport
IATA: BST - ICAO: OABT
Summary
Airport type		Public
Operator		Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation
Serves		Lashkargah
Elevation AMSL		2,464 ft (751 [1] m)
Coordinates		31°33′32″N, 064°21′51″E [2]
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
	ft	m
01/19	6,562	2,000	Gravel

Bost Airport (IATA: BST, ICAO: OABT) is located on the east bank of the Helmand River in Afghanistan, 5 miles north of the junction of the Helmand and Arghandab rivers and is connected with one dirt access road about 8 ft wide from airfield to the city of Lashkargah.

[edit] References

1. ^ Lashikargah Aerodrome chart (PDF) used for elevation and runway length. The other reference gives a runway length of 6,233 ft (1,900 m)
2. ^ Islamic Republic of Afghanistan Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation used for coordinates