KBL

Kabul International Airport

ICAO OAKB34.5659°N 69.2123°E1,791 m / 5,877 ftLarge airport
On the map

Kabul International Airport (IATA: KBL, ICAO: OAKB) is a large airport in Kabul, Kabul Province, Afghanistan. It opened in 1960. It has one runway, 3,500 m (11,483 ft) long, asphalt.

Timeline

3 events · 1960–2021
1960
OpenedKabul International Airport opens.
29 NOV 1986
DisasterQ65158510.31 killed
26 AUG 2021
Disaster2021 Kabul airport attack.
From WikidataEvery airfield, 1903–2026

Runways & airfield

Schematic · N · © OpenStreetMap
Domestic TerminalInternational Terminal
11/29107° / 287° · LIT
LENGTH3,500 m11,483 ftWIDTH50 m164 ftSURFACEAsphalt

Routes

15 destinations · 9 countries
1,000 km2,000 km3,000 km1,000 mi2,000 miKHT · Khost International Airport · 153 km / 95 miISB · Islamabad International Airport · 352 km / 219 miHEA · Herat - Khwaja Abdullah Ansari International Airport · 642 km / 399 miTAS · Tashkent International Airport · 744 km / 462 miMHD · Mashhad International Airport · 887 km / 551 miIKA · Imam Khomeini International Airport · 1,646 km / 1,023 miSHJ · Sharjah International Airport · 1,669 km / 1,037 miDXB · Dubai International Airport · 1,686 km / 1,048 miAUH · Zayed International Airport · 1,800 km / 1,118 miDOH · Hamad International Airport · 1,982 km / 1,232 miKWI · Kuwait International Airport · 2,087 km / 1,297 miRUH · King Khalid International Airport · 2,414 km / 1,500 miJED · King Abdulaziz International Airport · 3,260 km / 2,026 miSAW · Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport · 3,547 km / 2,204 miIST · İstanbul Airport · 3,595 km / 2,234 miISTJEDRUHKWIDOHDXBIKAMHDTASHEAISBKHTSAWAUHKBL
Year-round15
KHTKhost International AirportAfghanistan · Kam Air153 km95 miISBIslamabad International AirportPakistan · Kam Air352 km219 miHEAHerat - Khwaja Abdullah Ansari International AirportAfghanistan · Kam Air642 km399 miTASTashkent International AirportUzbekistan · Kam Air744 km462 miMHDMashhad International AirportIran · Iran Airtour, Iran Air887 km551 miIKAImam Khomeini International AirportIran · Mahan Air, Iran Airtour, Meraj Airlines1,646 km1,023 miSHJSharjah International AirportUnited Arab Emirates · Air Arabia, Kam Air1,669 km1,037 miDXBDubai International AirportUnited Arab Emirates · flydubai, Kam Air1,686 km1,048 miAUHZayed International AirportUnited Arab Emirates · Etihad Airways1,800 km1,118 miDOHHamad International AirportQatar · Kam Air1,982 km1,232 miKWIKuwait International AirportKuwait · Kam Air2,087 km1,297 miRUHKing Khalid International AirportSaudi Arabia · Kam Air2,414 km1,500 miJEDKing Abdulaziz International AirportSaudi Arabia · Kam Air3,260 km2,026 miSAWIstanbul Sabiha Gökçen International AirportTürkiye · Kam Air3,547 km2,204 miISTİstanbul AirportTürkiye · Turkish Airlines, Kam Air3,595 km2,234 mi
Most destinationsKam Air 12Iran Airtour 2Iran Air 1Mahan Air 1Meraj Airlines 1Air Arabia 1

Straight lines are great circles; rings mark true distance from KBL. From the Wikipedia article “Kabul International Airport” (revision of 24 Sep 2026), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Records & rankings

Ranked among 48,011 open airports · world · region · country
Longest runway3,500 m11,483 ft46 m · SHORT150 ft · SHORTMEDIAN · 975 mMEDIAN · 3,200 ftLONG · 5,300 mLONG · 17,388 ft=489of 29,823 · =150 Asia · #2 AFElevation1,791 m5,877 ft-386 m · LOW-1,266 ft · LOWMEDIAN · 240 mMEDIAN · 787 ftHIGH · 4,938 mHIGH · 16,200 ft#1,143of 43,341 · #178 Asia · #28 AFAgeOpened 19602026 · NEWEST2026 · NEWESTMEDIAN · 1976MEDIAN · 1976OLDEST · 1902OLDEST · 1902=4,584of 15,079 · =266 Asia · #3 AFRunways11 · FEWER1 · FEWERMEDIAN · 1MEDIAN · 1MORE · 8MORE · 8=4,360of 29,943 · =185 Asia · =2 AF
Scale: share of airports ranked below, best on the right · ties shown as = and a band · passengers are each airport’s latest year on record

Radio frequencies

3 channels
APPAPP/DEP131.600
GNDGND120.300
TWRTWR129.400