Zaranj Airport (Pashto: زرنج هوایي ډگر; Dari: فرودگاه زرنج; IATA: ZAJ, ICAO: OAZJ) was an airport located in the city of Zaranj, Nimruz Province, Afghanistan.[2] It was replaced by the newly constructed Nimruz Airport, located 17 kilometres (11 mi) east of the city. As of 2020, Zaranj Airport is no longer listed in the Afghan Aeronautical Information Publication (AIP).[3]
Sitting at an elevation of 1,592 feet (485 m) above sea level, Zaranj Airport has one gravel runway measuring around 2,000 by 60 metres (6,562 ft × 197 ft).[2]
Plans to replace the airport emerged in 2011, with the new Nimruz Airport being located 17 kilometres (11 mi) east of the city. Flight safety was one of the reasons cited that led to the construction of the new airport. Construction began on 1 November 2011.[4][1]
Two runway excursions in 1995 and 2008 resulted in damage to nearby houses.[1]
^ abc"Work on new Nimroz airport launched". Pajhwok Afghan News. 3 November 2011. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
^ abc"AIP Afghanistan, Part 3" (PDF). Afghanistan Civil Aviation Authority. 12 October 2017. pp. 335–342. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 January 2018.
^"AIP Afghanistan, Part 3" (PDF). Afghanistan Civil Aviation Authority. 5 November 2020. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 May 2021.
^"Nimroz Province to Have New Airport". TOLOnews. 8 January 2011. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
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