The airports that have the longest runways in the world, because they are at altitude or the planes need more speed to be able to fly. And long runways to accommodate the largest planes or non-standard aircraft like the American space shuttle in Afghanistan.
#1 Bagram Air Base airport at Bagram (Afghanistan) OAIX OAI
Altitude : 1492 m = 4895ft
Bagram Air Base airport is located close to Bagram, Ghulam Ali at 3.3 km↑, Charikar at 11 km↑, Ibrahim Khan at 12 km↑, Qarah Bagh Bazar at 13 km↑, Mīr ‘Alā at 15 km↑, Jabal os Saraj at 19 km↑,
The longest runway measure : 3603 m = 11821ft
- runway 03/21 : 3603m = 11821ft
-> Aviation weather for Bagram Air Base airport
#2 Hamid Karzai International airport (Kaboul Kabul) at Kabul (Afghanistan) OAKB KBL
Altitude : 1791 m = 5876ft
Hamid Karzai International airport is located close to Kabul, Kalayi-Daulat at 3.4 km↑, Khwājah-Bughrā at 5.1 km↑, Kabul at 5.6 km↑, Pul-e Sangī at 5.8 km↑, Būryā Furōshī at 5.9 km↑, Bagrami at 9.8 km↑,
The longest runway measure : 3500 m = 11483ft
- runway 11/29 : 3500m = 11483ft
-> Aviation weather for Hamid Karzai International airport
#3 Kandahar airport at (Afghanistan) OAKN KDH
Altitude : 1017 m = 3337ft
Kandahar airport is located close to Kaze Karez at 3.6 km↑, Kandahar at 18 km↑, Babasakhib at 25 km↑, Ḩowẕ Kêlay at 30 km↑, Za’farānzaī at 33 km↑, Pashmul at 40 km↑,
The longest runway measure : 3210 m = 10531ft
- runway 05/23 : 3210m = 10531ft
-> Aviation weather for Kandahar airport
#4 Mazar I Sharif airport at (Afghanistan) OAMS MZR
Altitude : 391 m = 1283ft
Mazar I Sharif airport is located close to Qizilābād at 1.9 km↑, Mazar-e Sharif at 8.8 km↑, Wilāyat-e Balkh at 19 km↑, Dehdadi at 20 km↑, Balkh at 28 km↑, Tandōrak at 32 km↑,
The longest runway measure : 3181 m = 10436ft
- runway 06L/24R : 3181m = 10436ft
- runway 06R/24L : 3000m = 9843ft
-> Aviation weather for Mazar I Sharif airport
#5 Shindand airport at (Afghanistan) OASD OAH
Altitude : 1150 m = 3773ft
Shindand airport is located close to Shindand at 14 km↑, Ūrāyin-e ‘Ulyā at 18 km↑, Sanowghān at 21 km↑, Adraskan at 28 km↑, Kushk at 31 km↑, Pusht Kōh at 81 km↑,
The longest runway measure : 2786 m = 9140ft
- runway 18/36 : 2786m = 9140ft
-> Aviation weather for Shindand airport
#6 Herat airport at (Afghanistan) OAHR HEA
Altitude : 977 m = 3205ft
Herat airport is located close to Guzarah at 1.5 km↑, Chahar Burj at 5.1 km↑, Injil at 10 km↑, Pusht Kōh at 14 km↑, Herat at 16 km↑, Wilāyat-e Herāt at 38 km↑,
The longest runway measure : 2505 m = 8219ft
- runway 18/36 : 2505m = 8219ft
-> Aviation weather for Herat airport
#7 Bost airport at Bost (Afghanistan) OABT BST
Altitude : 751 m = 2464ft
Bost airport is located close to Bost, Lashkar Gah at 3.8 km↑, Chaghālānō Ghunḏêy at 5.9 km↑, Hukumat-e Nad Ali at 15 km↑, Marjah at 24 km↑, Gereshk at 35 km↑, Markaz-e Hukumat-e Darweshan at 50 km↑,
The longest runway measure : 2301 m = 7549ft
- runway 01/19 : 2301m = 7549ft
-> Aviation weather for Bost airport
#8 Tereen airport at Tarin Kowt (Afghanistan) OATN TII
Altitude : 1350 m = 4429ft
Tereen airport is located close to Tarin Kowt, Tarinkot at 2.6 km↑, Wilāyat-e Uruzgān at 28 km↑, De Narkhel Kelay at 29 km↑, Zamto Kelay at 39 km↑, Khadzhi-Alam-Kalay at 44 km↑, Tōngar at 60 km↑,
The longest runway measure : 2225 m = 7300ft
- runway 12/30 : 2225m = 7300ft
-> Aviation weather for Tereen airport
#9 Jalalabad airport at (Afghanistan) OAJL JAA
Altitude : 553 m = 1814ft
Jalalabad airport is located close to Nahr-e Shāhī at 1.8 km↑, Jalālābād at 5.2 km↑, Wilāyat-e Nangarhār at 11 km↑, Sangar Saray at 13 km↑, Khafizan at 17 km↑, Sultanpur-e Ulya at 19 km↑,
The longest runway measure : 2213 m = 7260ft
- runway 13/31 : 2213m = 7260ft
-> Aviation weather for Jalalabad airport
#10 Kunduz airport at (Afghanistan) OAUZ UND
Altitude : 444 m = 1457ft
Kunduz airport is located close to Qarah Qishlāq at 1.8 km↑, Kunduz at 8.6 km↑, Dowr-e Rabat at 11 km↑, Aliabad at 16 km↑, Wilāyat-e Kunduz at 17 km↑, Khanabad at 18 km↑,
The longest runway measure : 1999 m = 6558ft
- runway 11/29 : 1999m = 6558ft
-> Aviation weather for Kunduz airport
#11 Maimana airport at (Afghanistan) OAMN MMZ
#12 Sheberghan airport at (Afghanistan) OASG
#13 Andkhoy airport at Andkhoy (Afghanistan) OAAK
#14 PAN JAO airport at (Afghanistan) OAPJ
#15 Qalat airport at Qalat (Afghanistan) OAQA
#16 Urgun airport at Urgun (Afghanistan) OAOG URN
#17 Muqur airport at Muqur (Afghanistan) OAMK
#18 Nili airport at Nili (Afghanistan) OANL
#19 Orūzgān airport at Orūzgān (Afghanistan) OARG URZ AF10
#20 Little Pamir airport at Erghail (Afghanistan) OALP
#21 LAL airport at (Afghanistan) OALL
#22 Logar airport at (Afghanistan) OALG
#23 Kron Monajn airport at Kron Monajn (Afghanistan) OAQM
#24 Qala-I-Naw airport at Qala-I-Naw (Afghanistan) OAQN LQN
#25 Zaranj airport at Zaranj (Afghanistan) OAZJ ZAJ
#26 Rostaq airport at Rostaq (Afghanistan) OART
#27 Razer airport at Skazar (Afghanistan) OARZ
#28 Sharana Airstrip airport at Sharana (Afghanistan) OASA OAS
#29 Shank Air Base airport at Baraki Barak (Afghanistan) OASH OAA
#30 Salerno airport at Khost (Afghanistan) OASL OLR AF11
#31 Sheghnan airport at Sheghnan (Afghanistan) OASN SGA
#32 Talolqan airport at Taloqan (Afghanistan) OATQ TQN
#33 Taywarah airport at Taywarah (Afghanistan) OATW
#34 Yakawlang (Yakolang) airport at Yakawlang (Afghanistan) OAYL
#35 Yangi Qala airport at (Afghanistan) OAYQ
#36 Yawan airport at (Afghanistan) OAYW
#37 Camp Bastion airport at (Afghanistan) OAZI OAZ
#38 Ajrestan airport at Ajrestan (Afghanistan) AF-0001
#39 ASMAR airport at (Afghanistan) OAAS
#40 Dehdadi airport at Dehdadi (Afghanistan) AF-0002
#41 Charikar airport at Golbahar (Afghanistan) AF-0003
#42 Mohammad Agha Wuluswali airport at Mohammad Agha (Afghanistan) AF-0006
#43 Forward Operating Base Arian airport at Ghazni (Afghanistan) AF-0011
#44 Samangan Airstrip airport at Samangan (Afghanistan) AF-0013
#45 Salerno North Field airport at Khost (Afghanistan) AF-0014
#46 Qarghayi airport at Qarghayi (Afghanistan) AF-0015
#47 Helmand airport at Tofangca (Afghanistan) AF04
#48 Khwaja Ghar North airport at Khwaja Ghar (Afghanistan) AF06
#49 Khwaja Ghar South airport at Khwaja Ghar (Afghanistan) AF07
#50 Kutub Khel airport at Kutub Khel (Afghanistan) AF08
#51 Nayak airport at Yakawlang (Afghanistan) AF09
#52 Shebartu Landing Zone airport at Bum-e Shebar (Afghanistan) AF13
#53 Tapa airport at Farah Rud (Afghanistan) AF14
#54 Khost International airport at Khost (Afghanistan) OAKS KHT AF-0005
#55 BEHSOOD airport at (Afghanistan) OABD
#56 Baghlan airport at (Afghanistan) OABG
#57 Bamiyan airport at Bamiyan (Afghanistan) OABN BIN
#58 Chakhcharan airport at Chakcharan (Afghanistan) OACC CCN
#59 Sardeh Band airport at Sardeh Band (Afghanistan) OADS SBF
#60 Dwyer airport at Reg (Afghanistan) OADY DWR
#61 Darwaz airport at Darwaz (Afghanistan) OADZ DAZ
#62 Eshkashem airport at (Afghanistan) OAEM
#63 Farah airport at Farah (Afghanistan) OAFR FAH
#64 Faizabad airport at Fayzabad (Afghanistan) OAFZ FBD
#65 Gardez airport at Gardez (Afghanistan) OAGZ GRG
#66 Khwahan airport at Khwahan (Afghanistan) OAHN KWH
#67 Joghari airport at Joghari (Afghanistan) OAJG
#68 Khojaghar airport at Khojaghar (Afghanistan) OAKG
Data sources
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