Kabul International Airport

Hamid Karzai International Airport د حامدکرزی نړيوال هوائي ډګر میدان هوائی بین المللی حامدکرزی Kabul International Airport
Passenger jets parked at Kabul International Airport, 2012
IATA: KBL ICAO: OAKB
Summary
Airport type	Public / Military
Owner	Afghanistan
Operator	Afghan Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation Afghan Ministry of Defense U.S. Armed Forces ISAF
Serves	Kabul, Kabul Province, Afghanistan
Hub for	Ariana Afghan Airlines Afghan Jet International East Horizon Airlines Kam Air Safi Airways
Elevation AMSL	5,877 ft / 1,791 m
Coordinates	34°33′57″N 069°12′47″E / 34.56583°N 69.21306°E / 34.56583; 69.21306Coordinates: 34°33′57″N 069°12′47″E / 34.56583°N 69.21306°E / 34.56583; 69.21306
Website	http://hamidkarzaiairport.com/
Map
KBL Location of airport in Afghanistan
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 11/29 11,520 3,511 Paved
Source: Landings.com, AIP Afghanistan

Hamid Karzai International Airport (Persian: میدان هوائی بین المللی حامدکرزی‎‎, Pashto: د حامدکرزی نړيوال هوائي ډګر‎, IATA: KBL, ICAO: OAKB), is located 5 kilometers (3.1 mi) from the city center of Kabul in Afghanistan. It serves as one of the nation's main international airports and as one of the largest military bases, capable of housing over one hundred aircraft. The airport was given the new name in 2014 in honor of former President Hamid Karzai. The decision was made by the National Assembly of Afghanistan and the Cabinet of President Ashraf Ghani. It was previously named Kabul International Airport.

The airport has been expanded and modernized in the last decade. A new international terminal was added and the older terminal is now used for domestic flights. A number of military bases were also built around the airport, which are used by the United States Armed Forces and NATO's International Security Assistance Force (ISAF). The military of Afghanistan also has a base there, while the Afghan National Police provide security inside the passenger terminals.

As of June 2016 the most frequently serviced destination from the airport was Dubai-International with no less than four passenger airlines flying the route, some with multiple daily flights.