Tarinkot Airport
Airport in Tarinkot, Afghanistan From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Tarinkot Airport (Pashto: ترينکوټ هوايي ډګر; Dari: میدان هوایی ترینکوت; IATA: TII, ICAO: OATN) is located about 4 miles (6.4 km) of driving distance south from the center of Tarinkot in Afghanistan, next to the Tarinkot-Kandahar Highway. It is a domestic airport under the country's Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation (MoTCA), and serves the population of Uruzgan Province.[1] Security in and around the airport is provided by the Afghan National Security Forces.
Tarinkot Airport Pashto: ترينکوټ هوايي ډګر Dari: میدان هوایی ترینکوت | |||||||||||
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 An American C-17 Globemaster III off-loading equipment before the airport's runway was concreted (June 20, 2009) | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public / Military | ||||||||||
| Owner |  Afghanistan | ||||||||||
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| Serves | Uruzgan Province | ||||||||||
| Location | Tarinkot, Afghanistan | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 4,429 ft / 1,350 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 32°36′17″N 65°51′56″E | ||||||||||
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  TII Location in Afghanistan | |||||||||||
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Situated at an elevation of 4,429 feet (1,350 m) above sea level, Tarinkot Airport's main runway is designated 12/30 with a concrete surface measuring approximately 7,300 by 138 feet (2,225 m × 42 m).[2] The airport has a single story passenger terminal and a separate 4-story tall control tower. The adjacent Ministry of Defence's air base has several heliports, aircraft parking areas, and various buildings used by the Afghan Armed Forces for regular military and periodic emergency relief purposes.[3]
Other nearby major airports to Tarinkot are Nili Airport in neighboring Daykundi Province to the north, Qalat Airport in Zabul Province to the southeast, Ahmad Shah Baba International Airport in Kandahar to the south, Bost Airport in Lashkar Gah to the southwest, and Farah Airport in Farah to the west.
Tarinkot Airport was expanded in the last two decades, mainly by NATO's International Security Assistance Force (ISAF). The current Afghan military base, which is next to the civilian section of the airport, was recognized by ISAF as Multi National Base Tarin Kot.[8]
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