Qala i Naw Airport

Qala i Naw Airport (IATA: LQN, ICAO: OAQN) is a small airport serving the city of Qala i Naw in Badghis Province, Afghanistan.[3] It is also known as Qala Nau Airport.[4] It previously had scheduled services with the now defunct Pamir Airways.[5] This airport is unique in the fact that the runway was originally a highway utilized when there was no air traffic. When aircraft arrived, Spanish soldiers of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) closed down the highway and it becomes a runway. The runway lies adjacent to the site of a former Spanish forward operating base (FOB), now transferred to the Afghan government. The airport is mainly used for military purposes, including by the Afghan Air Force (AAF). Qala e Naw Airport is located next to Qala i Naw Airport.[6]

Qala i Naw Airport د قلعه نوهوائی ډګر
Summary
Airport typePublic/Military
Owner Afghanistan
OperatorAfghan National Security Forces (ANSF)
ISAF
ServesQala i Naw, Badghis Province
LocationQala i Naw, Afghanistan
Elevation AMSL2,968 ft / 905 m
Coordinates34°59′09″N 63°07′04″E
Map
LQN
Location of airport in Afghanistan
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
04/22 1,999 6,560 Concrete
Sources: Landings.com,[1] AIP Afghanistan[2]

See also

References
  1. Airport record for Qala-I-Naw Airport at Landings.com. Retrieved 2013-8-1
  2. AIP Afghanistan - Important Information Archived 2016-06-17 at the Wayback Machine
  3. Airport information for OAQN at Great Circle Mapper.
  4. Accident history for LQN at Aviation Safety Network
  5. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on September 3, 2011. Retrieved October 25, 2011.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. http://af.geoview.info/qalae_naw_airport,22080030p



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