Kabul International
34°34'00"N 69°12'32"E
The Kabul International Airfield has a runway length of 3,500 meters/11,483 feet.
Kabul International Airport belongs to the MoT, which operates KAIA. It is supported by the Troop Contributing Nations (TCNs). COM KAIA, under the command of COM ISAF, operates the military component of KAIA, assists the Afghan authorities in operating KAIA, and also assumes Air Traffic Control Authority in KABUL Control Zone (CTR).
The Afghan authorities retain responsibility for their respective Areas of Responsibilities (AOR). Inside ISAF AOR non-ISAF personnel are not admitted; however, ISAF-employees or guests on official business including personnel working at the airport for the Afghan Armed Forces or other governmental institutions will be permitted entry. Furthermore ISAF Rules of Engagement (ROE) are to apply, including authorization to use firearms. The same rules are to apply on KAIA outside the ISAF AOR, where ISAF or ISAF-chartered aircraft are being operated and/or parked.
Controlled Airspace - Kabul CTR - is established around the Kabul Airfield as class D airspace. The airspace extends to a 10 NM radius from the geographical center of the airport, vertically from the surface up to, but not including 12000 ft mean sea level (MSL). This airspace lies within and under Bagram Approach Control's airspace. Kabul airfield operates under VFR and IFR. IFR flights might be authorized within the Kabul CTR only on pilot request.
| Pre- and post-strikes aerials of Kabul International Airfield used during DoD news briefing of November 5, 2001 |
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| The images above are pre- and post-strike aerials of Kabul Military Airfield. According to DoD, the facility supported fighter aircraft, helicopters and transports and also served as a military aircraft maintenance facility. The images, taken on Wednesday October 31, 2001, focus on 2 maintenance hangars which have been destroyed. | ||
| Video footage of airstrikes on Kabul International Airfield used during DoD news briefing of October 12, 2001 |
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| The gun camera footage above was released by the DoD on October 12, 2001, and shows a few transport planes being struck by US munitions. | ||
