AirportsMazar-i-Sharif International Airport is a large airport serving Mazar-i-Sharif, in Balkh Province, Afghanistan. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is MZR.
Key facts
- IATA code
- MZR
- ICAO code
- OAMS
- City
- Mazar-i-Sharif
- State or region
- Balkh Province
- Country
- Afghanistan
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 36.7041° N, 67.2105° E
- Elevation
- 391 m (1,284 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 3,000 m (9,843 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, MZR means Mazar-i-Sharif International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: OAMS. 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 36.7041° N, 67.2105° E. It stands 391 metres (1,284 feet) above sea level.
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
Mazar-i-Sharif International Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 3,000 metres (9,843 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 6 airports of Afghanistan on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 4.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06R/24L | 3,000 m 9,843 ft | 45 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Termez AirportTermez, Uzbekistan | TMJ | 65 km |
| Bokhtar International AirportBokhtar, Tajikistan | KQT | 195 km |
| Dushanbe International AirportDushanbe, Tajikistan | DYU | 249 km |
| Karshi AirportKarshi, Uzbekistan | KSQ | 265 km |
| Kulob International AirportKulob, Tajikistan | TJU | 270 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 1,294 km | 2 h 05 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 2,035 km | 2 h 55 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 1,699 km | 2 h 35 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 5,438 km | 7 h 05 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 10,540 km | 13 h 10 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 12,138 km | 15 h 05 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 5,449 km | 7 h 05 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 6,352 km | 8 h 10 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 11,709 km | 14 h 35 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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