Khost Airfield
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Khost Airport | |||
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IATA: KHT - ICAO: OAKS | |||
Summary | |||
Airport type | unknown/military | ||
Serves | Khost | ||
Elevation AMSL | 3,844 ft (1,171 m) | ||
Coordinates | |||
Runways | |||
Direction | Length | Surface | |
ft | m | ||
06/24 | 8,805 | 2,683 | Gravel |
The Khost Airfield is suituated 2 miles southeast of the town of Khost and 9 miles northeast of the Pakistan border in a valley surrounded by high terrains from West and East.
[edit] Accidents
As of 2008, there have been three major reported accidents - all of them during the Soviet occupation and because of attacks from the ground with Antonov An-26 aircraft.[1]
[edit] References
- Information from Islamic Republic of Afghanistan Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation
- User information
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