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Overview

Civil Air Transport in Afghanistan is mainly used for passenger services. Afghanistan has about 50 airports/airfields, with the biggest being the Kabul International Airport, serving the capital and centre region. Main airports are Kandahar International Airport in the south, Herat International Airport in the west, and Mazar-i-Sharif International Airport in the north. Some smaller airfields have unpaved runways facilities and operate under visual flight rules.

Commercial Flights for Passenger Services 

Domestic Flights

Ariana Afghan Airlines is the national airline, connecting Kabul, Kandahar, Heat and Mazar-i-Sharif. Kam Air connects to other domestic airports and Dubai.


International Flights

Airline

Headquartered

International Flights

Ariana Afghan Airlines

Afghanistan

Kabul, Dubai, Riyadh, Jeddah, and Islamabad

Kam Air

Afghanistan

Kabul, Islamabad, Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Shanghai, and Ankara

Mahan Air

Iran

Kabul, Teheran and Mashad

Taban Airlines

Iran

Kabul to Teheran

Kandahar to Mashhad


Cargo Services

All airway companies that have air operations in Kabul perform cargo shipment to and from Kabul.

Cargo Handling

Cargo handling is performed at Kabul International Airport by GAAC.

GAAC Contact Information

Website: https://gaacsolutions.com/

Contact Person Phone Number Email Address

John

0093700029302

johnwanjohi@gaac-groundhandling.com

Irfan

0093700029303

irfanahmed@gaac-groundhandling.com

Jai

0093700029304

jaikumar@gaac-groundhandling.com

OCC

0093700029225

kblocc@gaac-groundhandling.com

Humanitarian Flights

Humanitarian air transport organisations collaborate between themselves, defining destinations in consideration of fleet characteristics and airports specificities. 

UNHAS

UNHAS provide passengers air transport. If requested, dedicated cargo flights can be performed.

Booking and Customer Service: +93(0)706004283
Emergency Mobile: +93(0)706004286 (24/7 coverage)
unhas-afg.customerservice@wfp.orgunhas-afg.reservation@wfp.org  

Humanitarian Booking Hub: https://humanitarianbooking.wfp.org/en/countries/af/locations/30/facilities/2505/detail/?service=UNHAS+Flights  

PACTEC Afghanistan

Currently not operational.

Tel: +93 (0)700282679: +93 (0)799300837

Emergency cell phone: +93(0)799020712

bookingkbl@pactec.net

Humanitarian organisations need to register before requesting flights: http://www.flypactec.org/

Contacts available here: https://www.flypactec.org/contact.html

ICRC

ICRC aircrafts are exclusively dedicated to ICRC staff transportation. Fixed schedule to various destinations is implemented. If remaining capacity is available, ICRC might offer seats or cargo space to other humanitarian organizations if specifically requested. ICRC management evaluate the requests prior to giving permission.

ICRC Air Operations Manager: Olivier Misuri-Masseglia (omisurimasseglia@icrc.org)

+93729140536 / +992900013174 / +998931844818

UNAMA Flights

UNAMA is currently operating humanitarian passenger flights between Almaty and Kabul. All passengers are required to provide 10 days advance notice of their intended arrival in Almaty.

Notifications should be sent by email to:

UNAMA Passenger Booking: UNAMA-PBO@un.org

UNAMA Notification of Travel: Ms. Sabrina Naidu naidus@un.org


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