Airports / Afghanistan / KHT
Khost International Airport
OAKS / KHTKhost, AfghanistanELEV 4,204 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
75 nm
To the nearest alternate
Jalalabad Airport (JAA).
Overview
Khost International Airport (OAKS / KHT) is a mid-sized airport serving Khost, Afghanistan. The airport sits 4,204 feet above sea level. Alongside scheduled airline service, the airport handles a steady flow of private and charter traffic.
No charter operator is headquartered on the field, but operators routinely position aircraft into KHT for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Jalalabad Airport (JAA, 75 nm), Kabul International Airport (KBL, 82 nm), and Bacha Khan International Airport (PEW, 95 nm).
Charter pricing from KHT depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. In directories and search listings it also appears under FOB Chapman. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Khost.
Field capability
ICAO
OAKS
IATA
KHT
FAA / Local
OAKS
Elevation
4,204 ft
Coordinates
33.2846° N · 69.8073° 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
Medium
Scheduled svc
Yes
Elevation vs Afghanistan fields
state range 1,284–5,877 ft
At 4,204 ft, KHT sits higher than 67% 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.
- 75nmJAAJalalabad AirportJalalabad
- 82nmKBLKabul International AirportKabul
- 95nmPEWBacha Khan International AirportPeshawar
- 99nmMWDMianwali Air BaseMianwali
- 99nmDSKDera Ismael Khan Airport [IN-ACTIVE]Dera Ismael Khan
- 103nmOAIBagram AirfieldBagram
Location
Open the full mapOAKS · Khost International Airport · Khost, Afghanistan