# Kabul International Airport (KBL / OAKB) **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. Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/oakb ## At a glance - IATA / ICAO: KBL / OAKB - Type: Large airport - Serves: Kabul, Kabul Province, Afghanistan - Opened: 1960 - Elevation: 1,791 m / 5,877 ft - Coordinates: 34.5659, 69.2123 - Runways: 1 - Longest runway: 3,500 m / 11,483 ft - Time zone: UTC+4:30 · Asia/Kabul - Website: https://kia.gov.af/ - Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kabul_International_Airport (50 languages) - Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q744802 - Weather station: OAKB · WMO 40948 - Ident: OAKB ## Timeline - 1960: Kabul International Airport opens. - 29 Nov 1986: Q65158510. 31 killed. - 26 Aug 2021: 2021 Kabul airport attack. ## Runways | Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 11/29 | 3,500 m / 11,483 ft | 50 m / 164 ft | Asphalt | 107° / 287° | yes | ## Routes 15 destinations in 9 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article. ### Year-round (15) - [KHT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/oaks.md) Khost International Airport · Afghanistan · 153 km / 95 mi · Kam Air - [ISB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/opis.md) Islamabad International Airport · Pakistan · 352 km / 219 mi · Kam Air - [HEA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/oahr.md) Herat - Khwaja Abdullah Ansari International Airport · Afghanistan · 642 km / 399 mi · Kam Air - [TAS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/uttt.md) Tashkent International Airport · Uzbekistan · 744 km / 462 mi · Kam Air - [MHD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/oimm.md) Mashhad International Airport · Iran · 887 km / 551 mi · Iran Airtour, Iran Air - [IKA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/oiie.md) Imam Khomeini International Airport · Iran · 1,646 km / 1,023 mi · Mahan Air, Iran Airtour, Meraj Airlines - [SHJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/omsj.md) Sharjah International Airport · United Arab Emirates · 1,669 km / 1,037 mi · Air Arabia, Kam Air - [DXB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/omdb.md) Dubai International Airport · United Arab Emirates · 1,686 km / 1,048 mi · flydubai, Kam Air - [AUH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/omaa.md) Zayed International Airport · United Arab Emirates · 1,800 km / 1,118 mi · Etihad Airways - [DOH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/othh.md) Hamad International Airport · Qatar · 1,982 km / 1,232 mi · Kam Air - [KWI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/okkk.md) Kuwait International Airport · Kuwait · 2,087 km / 1,297 mi · Kam Air - [RUH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/oerk.md) King Khalid International Airport · Saudi Arabia · 2,414 km / 1,500 mi · Kam Air - [JED](https://dromopedia.com/airports/oejn.md) King Abdulaziz International Airport · Saudi Arabia · 3,260 km / 2,026 mi · Kam Air - [SAW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltfj.md) Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport · Türkiye · 3,547 km / 2,204 mi · Kam Air - [IST](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltfm.md) İstanbul Airport · Türkiye · 3,595 km / 2,234 mi · Turkish Airlines, Kam Air ## Airlines The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from KBL, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata. ### Hub airlines (3) - RQ [Kam Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/kam-air) · 12 - HN [Afghan Jet International](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/afghan-jet-international) - FG [Ariana Afghan Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/ariana-afghan-airlines) ### Passenger (8) - B9 [Iran Airtour](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/iran-airtour) · 2 - G9 [Air Arabia](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-arabia) · 1 - EY [Etihad Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/etihad-airways) · 1 - FZ [flydubai](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/flydubai) · 1 - IR [Iran Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/iran-air) · 1 - W5 [Mahan Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/mahan-air) · 1 - [Pars Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/pars-air) · 1 - TK [Turkish Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/turkish-airlines) · 1 Former hub of [Bakhtar Afghan Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/bakhtar-afghan-airlines), [Pamir Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/pamir-airways). ## Rankings Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place. | Measure | Value | World | Region | Country | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Longest runway | 3,500 m / 11,483 ft | =488 of 29,858 | =149 in Asia | #2 in AF | | Elevation | 1,791 m / 5,877 ft | #1,145 of 43,403 | #178 in Asia | #28 in AF | | Age | Opened 1960 | =4,584 of 15,079 | =265 in Asia | #3 in AF | | Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =185 in Asia | =2 in AF | ## Radio frequencies | Type | Description | MHz | | --- | --- | --- | | APP | APP/DEP | 131.600 | | GND | GND | 120.300 | | TWR | TWR | 129.400 | ## Nearby airports - [AF08](https://dromopedia.com/airports/af08.md) Kutub Khel Airport · 42 km / 26 mi - [OAI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/oaix.md) Bagram Airfield · 43 km / 26 mi - [AF-0006](https://dromopedia.com/airports/af-0006.md) Mohammad Agha Wuluswali Airport · 47 km / 29 mi - [AF-0003](https://dromopedia.com/airports/af-0003.md) Charikar Airport · 65 km / 40 mi - [OALG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/af-0021.md) Logar Airport · 67 km / 41 mi - [OAA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/oash.md) Shank Air Base · 73 km / 45 mi ## Sources - [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government)) - [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain) - [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0) - [Wikipedia: “Kabul International Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kabul_International_Airport&oldid=1376462142), revision of 24 Sep 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0) - [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0) - Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/oakb/data