Mazar-i-Sharif International Airport

Compiled by Bill Gao

Mazar-i-Sharif, Balkh Province (Afghanistan)

IATA: MZR ICAO: OAMS

Longest Active Runway

9,843 ft

3,000 meters

Field Elevation

1,284 ft

391 m MSL

Runway Inventory

1 active

1 closed, Lighted / Paved

Coordinates & Class

36.7041°, 67.2105°

LARGE AIRPORT

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Multi-Universe Rankings & Statistical Standing

How ranks work →

RunwayFacts Published Dataset

tied #603 of 650

In curated primary commercial index

Global Commercial Universe

#1,131 of 7558

Top 15.9% percentile worldwide

For airports with equal runway length, the worldwide order does not indicate a length difference.

National Standing (Afghanistan)

#4 of 4 in AF

#5 of 13 in full national registry

vs Large Airport Median

-1.6%

Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 MZR in numbers: 9,843 ft longest runway · tied #603 of 650 published · #1,131 of 7,558 worldwide (top 15.9%) · #4 in Afghanistan.

🔬 Operational & Aerodrome Engineering Comparative Analysis

Longest runway 8,000–10,499 ft

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Elevation & National Context

Lowland Aerodrome (<2,000 ft)

MZR lies at 391 m (1,284 ft), #164 of 650 published airports by elevation and 72.3 percentile among 7,558 worldwide. It is 1,988 ft below the Afghanistan median (3,272 ft, 4 airports); KBL is highest at 5,877 ft, 4,593 ft higher than MZR.

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Regional Density & Alternates (100 NM)

0 Qualifying Aerodromes in Vicinity

No published neighbour with a paved runway of 5,000 ft or more within 100 NM of MZR. Nearest published airport: Dushanbe International Airport (DYU), 134 NM, 10,170 ft (327 ft longer than MZR); 6 within 250 NM.

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Runway Inventory & National Standing

Primary Runway: 9,843 ft (3,000 m)

MZR runway: 06R/24L 9,843 × 147 ft asphalt (asp). National standing: #4 of 4 in Afghanistan; KBL leads by 1,640 ft (11,483 ft). −1.6% vs the 10,000 ft baseline.

🛫 Physical Runway Inventory & Surface Engineering

Runway Designator	Length (ft / m)	Width (ft / m)	Surface Material	Lighting	Status
06L/24R	10,437 ft (3181 m / 3.181 km)	146 ft (45m)	`CONCRETE AND ASP`	✅ Lighted	⛔ Closed
06R/24L	9,843 ft (3000 m / 3.000 km)	147 ft (45m)	`Asphalt (ASP)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active

🛡️ Source: OurAirports Open Aviation Database, snapshot 2026-09-01 · Provenance →