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OAKN/KDH METAR & TAF Ahmad Shah Baba International Airport

Kandahar, Kandahar ProvinceElevation 3,337 ftLarge airport
CURRENT STATUS
N/A
No on-field METAR. See nearby reporting stations below.

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RUNWAYS & WIND
1 runway
NESW0523
WIND
No on-field weather data
No reporting weather station on the field, so wind components cannot be computed. See nearby stations below.
RUNWAYS

Runway detail

05/23
Dimensions
10,532 x 148 ft
Surface
ASP
Lighting
Lighted
FIELD CONDITIONS

Field elevation

Field elevation
3,337 ft MSL

Density and pressure altitude need a current temperature and altimeter from the METAR.

DAYLIGHT & NIGHT

Sun & logging windows

Sunset
1254Z 5:24 PM
Sunrise
0147Z 6:17 AM
Loggable night
1319Z (5:49 PM local) → 0122Z (5:52 AM local)
end of evening to start of morning civil twilight
Position lights required
1254Z (5:24 PM local) → 0147Z (6:17 AM local)
sunset to sunrise (91.209)
Night passenger currency
1354Z (6:24 PM local) → 0047Z (5:17 AM local)
1 hr after sunset to 1 hr before sunrise (61.57(b))

FAA definitions, shown in Zulu with airport-local time. Verify for your operation.

AIRPORT INFORMATION

Facility & services

Ahmad Shah Baba International Airport is in Kandahar, Kandahar Province. Field elevation 3,337 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT
UseScheduled service
TypeLarge airport
Airline serviceYes
CHARTS & AIRSPACE
ICAO / IATAOAKN / KDH
RegionKandahar Province
CountryAfghanistan
Coordinates31.5058, 65.8480
SERVICES & LIGHTING
Control towerTowered
FREQUENCIES

Communications

25.32
METRO
A/G
120.8
APP
APP
122.6
GCA
GCA
126.7
GND
GND
125.5
TWR
TWR

Not all tower/ground/approach frequencies are in our datasets. Verify with the FAA Chart Supplement.

AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

Traffic patterns

Aircraft activity data is not available for this airport yet.

NEARBY AIRPORTS

Nearby airports

PK-0048 Kozhak Heliport
56 NM SE
OAQA Qalat Airport
66 NM NE
OATN Tarinkot Airport
66 NM N
OABT Bost Airport
76 NM W
OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES
↗Official METAR on AviationWeather.gov
↗Wikipedia
↗OAKN on OurAirports
FREQUENTLY ASKED
Does OAKN have a METAR?
Yes. OAKN is a METAR-reporting station; the current observation loads live on this page.
Does OAKN have a TAF?
When OAKN issues a TAF, its decoded forecast timeline loads live on this page; otherwise use the nearest TAF-issuing field as a planning reference.
What is the field elevation at OAKN?
OAKN sits at 3,337 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.
Is this an official preflight weather briefing for OAKN?
No. wxdecoder.com is for education and situational awareness only. It is not an official weather briefing or a substitute for official sources, NOTAM review, and pilot judgment.
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