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The 5 largest airports and airlines in Afghanistan

Further information is provided on the 5 biggest airports in Afghanistan. At Hamid Karzai International Airport alone, 11 airlines operate and serve flights to and from 15 destinations.

Out of the two airlines of the country we have listed biggest 2. Kam Air is leading here with a total of 21 flight destinations.

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The 5 biggest airports in Afghanistan

IATANameCityAirlinesDestinations
KBLHamid Karzai International AirportKabul1115
HEAHerat Airport44
MZRMazar I Sharif Airport43
FBDFayzabad AirportFayzabadn/an/a
KHTKhost AirportKhostn/an/a


Freight volume

In 2021, a total of 12.02 million ton-kilometers (= total mass transported in tons multiplied by kilometers traveled) of cargo was moved by air in Afghanistan.

The biggest airlines based in Afghanistan

The largest airline in the country with scheduled passenger traffic and in terms of fleet size is Kam Air. It flies to 21 domestic and international airports. It currently has a fleet of 12 aircrafts. The main airlines for civil passenger traffic in Afghanistan are:

IATANameCallsignFleet sizeDestinations
RQKam AirKamgar1221
FGAriana Afghan AirlinesAriana511

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