Bost Airport (Lashkar Gah)
Afghanistan /
Hilmand /
Laskar Gah /
Lashkar Gah
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/ Afghanistan
/ Hilmand
/ Laskar Gah
, 2 km from center (لشگرگاه)
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Bost Airport (Pashto: د بوست هوايي ډګر; IATA: BST, ICAO: OABT) is an airport serving Lashkargah, a city in Helmand Province in Afghanistan. It is located on the east bank of the Helmand River, 5 miles (8 km) north of its junction with the Arghandab River. It is also 75 miles (121 km) west of Kandahar.The airport was established in 1957 with the assistance of the United States.
In 2008, a large project commenced to rehabilitate the current airport as well as to create an industrial and agricultural park. The overall budget of this project was US$52 million donated by USAID. On 4 June 2009, the new runway and terminal were inaugurated by a delegation of high-ranking government officials and the ambassadors of the US and the UK. The new asphalt runway is 2,300m long and 43m wide which makes it the third longest runway in Afghanistan.The airport stands at an elevation of 2,540 feet (774 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway, designated 01/19, with an asphalt surface measuring 7,549 by 100 feet (2,301 m × 30 m). The runway previously had a gravel surface measuring 6,233 by 150 feet (1,900 m × 46 m).
In 2008, a large project commenced to rehabilitate the current airport as well as to create an industrial and agricultural park. The overall budget of this project was US$52 million donated by USAID. On 4 June 2009, the new runway and terminal were inaugurated by a delegation of high-ranking government officials and the ambassadors of the US and the UK. The new asphalt runway is 2,300m long and 43m wide which makes it the third longest runway in Afghanistan.The airport stands at an elevation of 2,540 feet (774 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway, designated 01/19, with an asphalt surface measuring 7,549 by 100 feet (2,301 m × 30 m). The runway previously had a gravel surface measuring 6,233 by 150 feet (1,900 m × 46 m).
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bost_Airport
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Coordinates: 31°33'34"N 64°21'55"E
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- Kandahar International Airport 138 km
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- PNS Makran 703 km
- New Gwadar Airport 719 km
- Kerman International Airport 724 km
- PAF Base Masroor 780 km
- Muscat International Airport 1070 km
- Royal Air Force of Oman Base 1112 km
- Adam Air Base (IATA: AOM, ICAO: OOAD) 1222 km
- Ancient city of Bost 5.4 km
- Khasani-Turg Mountain (802 м.) 32 km
- Camp Sharobak 38 km
- Camp Dwyer 59 km
- Sangin Valley 67 km
- Hannishingar Mountain (1277 m) 142 km
- Hamun-e Helmand Lake 231 km
- Ancient city of Sar-O-Tar 243 km
- Ruins of Nad-i Ali (Shahr-i Sistan) 245 km
- Goud-e-Zereh Lake 296 km