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Fayzabad Airport

Fayzabad Airport

Airport in Fayzabad serving Badakhshan, Afghanistan

This article is about airport in Afghanistan. For the airport in India, see Faizabad Airport.

Fayzabad Airport (IATA: FBD, ICAO: OAFZ) is located about 3.5 miles (5.6 km) northwest of Fayzabad (also spelled Faizabad or Feyzabad), the capital of Badakhshan Province in Afghanistan. It is a domestic airport under the country's Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation (MoTCA),[1] and serves the population of Badakhshan Province. Security in and around the airport is provided by the Afghan National Security Forces.

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Built during the Soviet occupation, Fayzabad Airport is somewhat unusual[clarification needed] in the world, notable for the runway being constructed of pierced steel planking (PSP or Marsden Matting) along its full width and length. Construction of a new asphalt runway was completed during the summer of 2012.[5] It runs parallel to the metal runway which has been blocked off by large rocks.

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    "AIP Afghanistan - Important Information". Archived from the original on 2016-06-17. Retrieved 2016-05-10.
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    Faizabad Airport, Badakhshan Province on YouTube, June 18, 2013, USAIDAfghanistan.
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