Runway 4 Commercial Aerodromes
Longest National Runway
11,483 ft
3,500 meters
Indexed Commercial Hubs
4
Paved primary runways (≥3,000 ft)
Afghanistan Runway Facts at a Glance
Top 4 longest runways: #1 Kabul International Airport (KBL) 11,483 ft; #2 Ahmad Shah Baba International Airport (KDH) 10,532 ft; #3 Herat - Khwaja Abdullah Ansari International Airport (HEA) 9,888 ft; #4 Mazar-i-Sharif International Airport (MZR) 9,843 ft. The gap from KBL to MZR is 1,640 ft.
Elevation: Highest: Kabul International Airport (KBL) at 5,877 ft (1,791 m); lowest: MZR at 1,284 ft, a spread of 4,593 ft.
Runway count: 4 published airports, 4 active runways in total; 4 with 1 active runway.
National Runway Inventory & Ranking Table
Commercial aerodromes in Afghanistan ordered by longest active runway dimension.
| National Rank | Aerodrome Name | IATA | Municipality | Longest Runway | Elevation | Published Global Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 in AF | Kabul International Airport | KBL | Kabul | 11,483 ft (3500m) | 5,877 ft | tied #273 of 650 |
| #2 in AF | Ahmad Shah Baba International Airport | KDH | Kandahar | 10,532 ft (3210m) | 3,337 ft | tied #442 of 650 |
| #3 in AF | Herat - Khwaja Abdullah Ansari International Airport | HEA | Guzara | 9,888 ft (3014m) | 3,206 ft | #586 of 650 |
| #4 in AF | Mazar-i-Sharif International Airport | MZR | Mazar-i-Sharif | 9,843 ft (3000m) | 1,284 ft | tied #603 of 650 |