AirportsKabul International Airport is a large airport serving Kabul, in Kabul Province, Afghanistan. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is KBL.
Key facts
- IATA code
- KBL
- ICAO code
- OAKB
- City
- Kabul
- State or region
- Kabul Province
- Country
- Afghanistan
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 34.5659° N, 69.2123° E
- Elevation
- 1,791 m (5,877 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 3,500 m (11,483 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, KBL means Kabul International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: OAKB. ICAO codes that begin with O belong to the Middle East, Pakistan and Afghanistan. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 34.5659° N, 69.2123° E. It stands 1,791 metres (5,877 feet) above sea level. That is high for an airport. Thin air at this height means aircraft need a longer run to take off.
Local time
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Time zone Asia/Kabul, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Kabul International Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 3,500 metres (11,483 feet). A runway of this length can take the largest long-distance aircraft. Among the 6 airports of Afghanistan on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 1.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/29 | 3,500 m 11,483 ft | 50 m | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Khost International AirportKhost | KHT | 153 km |
| Bacha Khan International AirportPeshawar, Pakistan | PEW | 221 km |
| Chitral AirportChitral, Pakistan | CJL | 277 km |
| Mazar-i-Sharif International AirportMazar-i-Sharif | MZR | 299 km |
| Fayzabad AirportFayzabad | FBD | 308 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 1,002 km | 1 h 40 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 1,758 km | 2 h 35 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 1,686 km | 2 h 30 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 5,730 km | 7 h 25 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 10,835 km | 13 h 35 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 12,356 km | 15 h 25 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 5,160 km | 6 h 45 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 6,277 km | 8 h 05 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 11,429 km | 14 h 15 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
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