Airports / Afghanistan / KDH
Ahmad Shah Baba International Airport
OAKN / KDHKandahar, AfghanistanELEV 3,337 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
94 nm
To the nearest alternate
Quetta International Airport (UET).
Overview
Ahmad Shah Baba International Airport, listed as OAKN / KDH, is a large commercial airport in Kandahar, Afghanistan. Field elevation is 3,337 feet above sea level. Scheduled carriers operate here, and the field also sees regular private and charter activity.
While no charter operators list KDH as their home base, the field is reachable for repositioned charter aircraft from nearby bases. The closest alternate fields are Quetta International Airport (UET, 94 nm), Zhob Airport (PZH, 185 nm), and Zabol Airport (ACZ, 222 nm).
Trip costs from KDH are driven by the aircraft category flown and how far it must reposition. You may also see the field referenced as Kandahar International Airport and Kandahar Airfield. Browse operators flying from the area or estimate a trip cost from KDH to plan your flight.
Field capability
ICAO
OAKN
IATA
KDH
FAA / Local
OAKN
Elevation
3,337 ft
Coordinates
31.5058° N · 65.8480° E
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Large
Scheduled svc
Yes
Elevation vs Afghanistan fields
state range 1,284–5,877 ft
At 3,337 ft, KDH sits higher than 56% of the 9 Afghanistan fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 94nmUETQuetta International AirportQuetta
- 185nmPZHZhob AirportFort Sandeman
- 222nmACZZabol AirportZabol
- 223nmOP12Shamsi AirfieldWashuk
- 227nmKHTKhost International AirportKhost
- 236nmJAGShahbaz Air BaseJacobabad
Location
Open the full mapOAKN · Ahmad Shah Baba International Airport · Kandahar, Afghanistan