Sheghnan Airport is located in the extreme northeast section of
Afghanistan
Afghanistan, officially the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central Asia and South Asia. It is bordered by Pakistan to the Durand Line, east and south, Iran to the Afghanistan–Iran borde ...
deep within
Pamir mountain ranges in the
Badakhshan Province
Badakhshan Province (Dari: بدخشان) is one of the 34 provinces of Afghanistan, located in the northeastern part of the country. It is bordered by Tajikistan's Gorno-Badakhshan in the north and the Pakistani regions of Lower and Upper C ...
of Afghanistan. The airport is close to the border with
Tajikistan
Tajikistan, officially the Republic of Tajikistan, is a landlocked country in Central Asia. Dushanbe is the capital city, capital and most populous city. Tajikistan borders Afghanistan to the Afghanistan–Tajikistan border, south, Uzbekistan to ...
; to the east and parallel of the
Shighnan
Shighnan, also Shignan, Shugnan, Shughnan, and Khughnan (, , Pashto: , Shughni: ), is an historic region whose name today may also refer to a town and a district in Badakhshan Province in the mountainous northeast of Afghanistan and also a dist ...
airport is
Khorog Airport
Khorog Airport (; ), is an airport serving Khorog (also spelled Khorugh), a city in the Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Province in Tajikistan.
History
Tajik Air resumed flights on the Dushanbe – Khorog – Dushanbe route from September 30, 202 ...
in Tajikistan. These two airports are only apart and are separated by a river.
Facilities
The airport is at an
elevation
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of above
mean sea level
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. It has one
runway
In aviation, a runway is an elongated, rectangular surface designed for the landing and takeoff of an aircraft. Runways may be a human-made surface (often asphalt concrete, asphalt, concrete, or a mixture of both) or a natural surface (sod, ...
designated 16/34 with a
gravel
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Gr ...
surface measuring .
See also
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List of airports in Afghanistan
This is a list of airports in Afghanistan, grouped by type and sorted by location.
Description
Afghanistan has four international airports which are expected to increase in the future. The Kabul International Airport serves the population of Kab ...
References
External links
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Airport record for Sheghnan Airportat Landings.com.
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Airports in Afghanistan
Buildings and structures in Badakhshan Province