Khost Airfield

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Khost Airport
IATA: KHT - ICAO: OAKS
Summary
Airport type unknown/military
Serves Khost
Elevation AMSL 3,844 ft (1,171 m)
Coordinates 33°20′1.1″N, 69°57′8.51″E
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]

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