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Coordinates: 34°24′01″N 70°29′54″E / 34.40028°N 70.49833°E / 34.40028; 70.49833 (Jalalabad Airport (Jalalabad))
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| name = Jalalabad Airport<br>د جلال اباد هوايي ډګر
| name = Jalalabad Airport<br>د جلال اباد هوايي ډګر
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| image = Nangarhar Airport.jpg
| image = Nangarhar Airport.jpg
| caption = Control tower of Jalalabad Airport in 2008
| caption = Control tower of Jalalabad Airport in 2008
| IATA = JAA
| IATA = JAA
| ICAO = OAJL
| ICAO = OAJL
| pushpin_map = Afghanistan
| pushpin_map = Afghanistan
| pushpin_map_caption = Location of airport in Afghanistan
| pushpin_map_caption = Location of airport in Afghanistan
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| pushpin_label = JAA
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| pushpin_label_position = right
| type = Military
| type = Military
| owner = {{nowrap|{{flag|Islamic Republic of Afghanistan}}}}<br><small>([[de jure]])</small><br>{{flag|Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan}}<br><small>([[de facto]])</small>
| owner = {{flag|Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan}}
| operator = {{Flagicon|Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan}} [[Islamic Defence Force of Afghanistan#Air Force|Islamic Air Force of Afghanistan]]<hr>{{flagicon image|Emblem of the Afghan Air Force.svg|size=20px}} [[Afghan Air Force]]<br><small>(until 15 August 2021)</small>
| operator = {{Flagicon|Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan}} [[Islamic Defence Force of Afghanistan#Air Force|Islamic Air Force of Afghanistan]]
| city-served = Eastern Afghanistan
| city-served = Eastern Afghanistan
| location = [[Jalalabad]], [[Nangarhar Province]], Afghanistan
| location = [[Jalalabad]], [[Nangarhar Province]], Afghanistan
| elevation-f = 1840
| elevation-f = 1840
| elevation-m = 561
| elevation-m = 561
| coordinates = {{coord|34|24|01|N|70|29|54|E|region:AF_type:airport|name=Jalalabad Airport (Jalalabad)|display=inline,title}}
| coordinates = {{coord|34|24|01|N|70|29|54|E|region:AF_type:airport|name=Jalalabad Airport (Jalalabad)|display=inline,title}}
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| r1-number = 13/31
| r1-number = 13/31
| r1-length-f = 6480
| r1-length-f = 6480
| r1-length-m = 1975
| r1-length-m = 1975
| r1-surface = [[Asphalt]]
| r1-surface = [[Asphalt]]
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| footnotes = Source: Landings.com,<ref name="Landings">[http://aerobaticsweb.org/cgi-bin/search_apt?OAJL Airport record for Jalalabad Airport] at Landings.com. Retrieved 1 August 2013</ref> AIP Afghanistan<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://acaa.gov.af/en/page/civil-aviation-authority/atm/aip---important-information |title=AIP Afghanistan - Important Information |access-date=10 May 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160617030052/http://acaa.gov.af/en/page/civil-aviation-authority/atm/aip---important-information |archive-date=17 June 2016 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref>
| footnotes = Source: Landings.com,<ref name="Landings">[http://aerobaticsweb.org/cgi-bin/search_apt?OAJL Airport record for Jalalabad Airport] at Landings.com. Retrieved 1 August 2013</ref> AIP Afghanistan<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://acaa.gov.af/en/page/civil-aviation-authority/atm/aip---important-information |title=AIP Afghanistan - Important Information |access-date=10 May 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160617030052/http://acaa.gov.af/en/page/civil-aviation-authority/atm/aip---important-information |archive-date=17 June 2016 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref>
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'''Jalalabad Airport''' ({{lang-ps|د جلال اباد هوايي ډګر}}; {{Airport codes|JAA|OAJL|p=n}}) is located {{Convert|3|mi}} southeast of [[Jalalabad]] city in Afghanistan.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Jalalabad Airport - SKYbrary Aviation Safety|url=https://www.skybrary.aero/index.php/OAJL|access-date=2020-08-12|website=www.skybrary.aero}}</ref> It has long been used for military and emergency relief purposes. It is currently maintained by the [[Taliban]], although they do not possess or maintain an air force as of the time the airport was captured from the [[Afghan Air Force]] in the [[2021 Taliban offensive]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://pajhwok.com/2021/01/17/local-army-graduates-to-guard-jalalabad-airport-3-districts/ |title=Local army graduates to guard Jalalabad airport, 3 districts |publisher=Pajhwok Afghan News |date=January 17, 2021 |access-date=2021-07-19}}</ref> The airport was heavily used in the past by the [[United States Armed Forces]] and civilian contractors. They operated out of [[Forward Operating Base Fenty]]. Members of the [[International Security Assistance Force]] (ISAF) and [[Resolute Support Mission]] (RSM) also used the airport in the past.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Jalalabad Airport - SKYbrary Aviation Safety|url=https://www.skybrary.aero/index.php/OAJL|access-date=2020-08-12|website=www.skybrary.aero}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=OAJL - Jalalabad Airport {{!}} SkyVector|url=https://skyvector.com/airport/OAJL/Jalalabad-Airport|access-date=2020-08-27|website=skyvector.com}}</ref>
'''Jalalabad Airport''' ({{lang-ps|د جلال اباد هوايي ډګر}}; {{Airport codes|JAA|OAJL|p=n}}) is located {{Convert|3|mi}} southeast of [[Jalalabad]] city in Afghanistan.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Jalalabad Airport - SKYbrary Aviation Safety|url=https://www.skybrary.aero/index.php/OAJL|access-date=2020-08-12|website=www.skybrary.aero}}</ref> It has long been used for military and emergency relief purposes. It is currently maintained by the [[Afghanistan|Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan]], although they do not possess or maintain an air force as of the time the airport was captured from the [[Afghan Air Force]] in the [[2021 Taliban offensive]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://pajhwok.com/2021/01/17/local-army-graduates-to-guard-jalalabad-airport-3-districts/ |title=Local army graduates to guard Jalalabad airport, 3 districts |publisher=Pajhwok Afghan News |date=January 17, 2021 |access-date=2021-07-19}}</ref> The airport was heavily used in the past by the [[United States Armed Forces]] and civilian contractors. They operated out of [[Forward Operating Base Fenty]]. Members of the [[International Security Assistance Force]] (ISAF) and [[Resolute Support Mission]] (RSM) also used the airport in the past.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Jalalabad Airport - SKYbrary Aviation Safety|url=https://www.skybrary.aero/index.php/OAJL|access-date=2020-08-12|website=www.skybrary.aero}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=OAJL - Jalalabad Airport {{!}} SkyVector|url=https://skyvector.com/airport/OAJL/Jalalabad-Airport|access-date=2020-08-27|website=skyvector.com}}</ref>


==New Jalalabad Airport==
==New Jalalabad Airport==

Revision as of 22:35, 24 June 2022

Jalalabad Airport
د جلال اباد هوايي ډګر
Control tower of Jalalabad Airport in 2008
Summary
Airport typeMilitary
Owner Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan
OperatorAfghanistan Islamic Air Force of Afghanistan
ServesEastern Afghanistan
LocationJalalabad, Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan
Elevation AMSL1,840 ft / 561 m
Coordinates34°24′01″N 70°29′54″E / 34.40028°N 70.49833°E / 34.40028; 70.49833 (Jalalabad Airport (Jalalabad))
Map
JAA is located in Afghanistan
JAA
JAA
Location of airport in Afghanistan
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
13/31 6,480 1,975 Asphalt
Source: Landings.com,[1] AIP Afghanistan[2]

Jalalabad Airport (Template:Lang-ps; IATA: JAA, ICAO: OAJL) is located 3 miles (4.8 km) southeast of Jalalabad city in Afghanistan.[3] It has long been used for military and emergency relief purposes. It is currently maintained by the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, although they do not possess or maintain an air force as of the time the airport was captured from the Afghan Air Force in the 2021 Taliban offensive.[4] The airport was heavily used in the past by the United States Armed Forces and civilian contractors. They operated out of Forward Operating Base Fenty. Members of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) and Resolute Support Mission (RSM) also used the airport in the past.[5][6]

New Jalalabad Airport

According to the Afghan Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation, a new civilian airport will be built in the Kuz Kunar District of Nangarhar Province.[7]

2010 attack

On 30 June 2010, a car bomb was set off and militants stormed the airport. According to Zabiullah Mujahid, a Taliban spokesman, said the Taliban were responsible and killed 32 Afghan and non-Afghan security forces. According to NATO, there were eight Taliban deaths and one Afghan and one coalition member injured.[8][9]

Airlines and destinations

A U.S. Air Force C-130 Hercules aircraft sitting at Jalalabad Airport in 2011

Currently, there are no scheduled airlines operating at Jalalabad Airport except military and UN aircraft.[10]

Accidents and incidents

11 people, including 6 United States Airmen and 5 passengers and 3 local nationals, were killed when a C-130 Hercules aircraft crashed shortly after take-off from Jalalabad Airport on 2 October 2015.[11]

See also

References

  1. ^ Airport record for Jalalabad Airport at Landings.com. Retrieved 1 August 2013
  2. ^ "AIP Afghanistan - Important Information". Archived from the original on 17 June 2016. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
  3. ^ "Jalalabad Airport - SKYbrary Aviation Safety". www.skybrary.aero. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
  4. ^ "Local army graduates to guard Jalalabad airport, 3 districts". Pajhwok Afghan News. 17 January 2021. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  5. ^ "Jalalabad Airport - SKYbrary Aviation Safety". www.skybrary.aero. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
  6. ^ "OAJL - Jalalabad Airport | SkyVector". skyvector.com. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
  7. ^ "Afghan gov't to build civilian airport in eastern Nangarhar province". Xinhua. 12 July 2020. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  8. ^ Militants killed in airport battle Archived 3 July 2010 at the Wayback Machine
  9. ^ Militants killed in fighting at eastern Afghanistan airport[dead link‍]
  10. ^ "Jalalabad Airport Profile | CAPA". centreforaviation.com. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
  11. ^ Barbara Starr and Theodore Schleifer, CNN (1 October 2015). "11 dead as U.S. aircraft crashes in eastern Afghanistan - CNNPolitics.com". CNN. Retrieved 2 October 2015. {{cite web}}: |author= has generic name (help)

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