Flying in Afghanistan: a pilot's guide
A pilot's reference for flying in Afghanistan: the civil aviation authority (the national civil aviation authority), licensing and where to find 80 airports and the surrounding airspace.
Flying in Afghanistan
Afghanistan has 80 airports and airfields in our database, of which 9 have scheduled airline service. Civil aviation is overseen by the national civil aviation authority.
Licensing & regulations
Pilot licences, ratings, medicals and currency are issued and regulated by the national civil aviation authority; confirm current requirements with the official authority.
Major airports
- Ahmad Shah Baba International Airport
- Herat - Khwaja Abdullah Ansari International Airport
- Kabul International Airport
- Mazar-i-Sharif International Airport
- Khost International Airport
- Maymana Zahiraddin Faryabi Airport
Browse all 80 Afghanistan airports and the airspace around them.
Reference and flight-planning context only — not for navigation. Licensing, airspace and entry rules change; always confirm with the national civil aviation authority and the current AIP before you fly.
Afghanistan aviation by the numbers
80 airfields on record (8 with scheduled service), 94 airspace volumes, 6 navaids.
- Small airport59
- Heliport8
- Medium airport5
- Closed4
- Large airport4
- Bagram Airfield11,820 ft
- Kabul International Airport11,483 ft
- Ahmad Shah Baba International Airport10,532 ft
- Herat - Khwaja Abdullah Ansari International Airport9,888 ft
- Mazar-i-Sharif International Airport9,843 ft
Counts computed from The Pilots Desk reference data (OurAirports, FAA, OpenAIP).