The airport was established in 1957 with the assistance of the United States.[6]
In 2008, a large project commenced to rehabilitate the current airport as well as to create an industrial and agricultural park. The overall budget of this project was US$52 million donated by USAID.[citation needed]
On 4 June 2009, the new runway and terminal were inaugurated by a delegation of high-ranking government officials and the ambassadors of the US and the UK. The new asphalt runway is 2,300m long and 43m wide which makes it the third longest runway in Afghanistan.[citation needed]
The airport stands at an elevation of 2,540 feet (774 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway, designated 01/19, with an asphalt surface measuring 7,549 by 100 feet (2,301 m × 30 m).[1] The runway previously had a gravel surface measuring 6,233 by 150 feet (1,900 m × 46 m).[2]
bost, airport, pashto, بوست, هوايي, ډګر, iata, icao, oabt, airport, serving, lashkargah, city, helmand, province, afghanistan, located, east, bank, helmand, river, miles, north, junction, with, arghandab, river, also, miles, west, kandahar, بوست, هوايي, ډګرiat. Bost Airport Pashto د بوست هوايي ډګر IATA BST ICAO OABT is an airport serving Lashkargah a city in Helmand Province in Afghanistan It is located on the east bank of the Helmand River 5 miles 8 km north of its junction with the Arghandab River It is also 75 miles 121 km west of Kandahar 1 Bost Airportد بوست هوايي ډګرIATA BSTICAO OABTSummaryAirport typePublicOwnerIslamic Emirate of AfghanistanOperatorMinistry of Transport and Civil AviationLocationLashkargah AfghanistanElevation AMSL2 540 ft 774 mCoordinates31 33 31 6 N 64 21 52 9 E 31 558778 N 64 364694 E 31 558778 64 364694 Bost Airport Bost Coordinates 31 33 31 6 N 64 21 52 9 E 31 558778 N 64 364694 E 31 558778 64 364694 Bost Airport Bost MapOABTLocation of airport in AfghanistanRunwaysDirection Length Surfaceft m01 19 7 551 2 302 AsphaltSources 1 2 3 4 Landings com 5 Contents 1 History 2 Airlines and Destinations 3 Facilities 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksHistory EditThe airport was established in 1957 with the assistance of the United States 6 In 2008 a large project commenced to rehabilitate the current airport as well as to create an industrial and agricultural park The overall budget of this project was US 52 million donated by USAID citation needed On 4 June 2009 the new runway and terminal were inaugurated by a delegation of high ranking government officials and the ambassadors of the US and the UK The new asphalt runway is 2 300m long and 43m wide which makes it the third longest runway in Afghanistan citation needed Airlines and Destinations EditAirlinesDestinationsKam AirKabul 7 Facilities EditThe airport stands at an elevation of 2 540 feet 774 m above mean sea level It has one runway designated 01 19 with an asphalt surface measuring 7 549 by 100 feet 2 301 m 30 m 1 The runway previously had a gravel surface measuring 6 233 by 150 feet 1 900 m 46 m 2 See also EditList of airports in Afghanistan Camp BastionReferences Edit a b c Bost Lashkar Gah OABT Afghanistan Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation Archived from the original on 31 May 2011 Retrieved 1 January 2013 a b Bost Lashkar Gah OABT Afghanistan Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation 27 August 2006 Archived from the original on 27 September 2007 Lashikargah Aerodrome chart PDF Afghanistan Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation 23 April 2006 Archived from the original PDF on 27 September 2007 Airport information for Lashkar Gah Afghanistan OABT BST at Great Circle Mapper Airport record for Bost Airport at Landings com Retrieved 2013 8 1 Helmand s Golden Age BBC News Archived from the original on 7 August 2014 Retrieved 2020 08 27 Kam air Schedule May 2014 Kam Air Trustable Wings Flight Schedule Archived from the original on 2014 07 02 Retrieved 2014 05 25 External links EditAccident history for BST at Aviation Safety Network Aeronautical chart and airport information for OABT at SkyVector Airport record for Bost Airport at Landings com Portals Afghanistan Aviation Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Bost Airport amp oldid 1106306817, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
