Kandahar International Airport
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![The airport was designed by the Americans in the 1950s](/Images/godic/202501/30/KandaharAirportTerminal4018.jpg")
![Aerial view of the airport in 2005](/Images/godic/202501/30/Aerial_view_of_Kandahar_Airport_in_20054018.jpg")
Kandahar International Airport (referred to by ISAF as Kandahar Airfield, KAF) (IATA: KDH, ICAO: OAKN) is located 10 miles (16 kilometers) south-east of Kandahar City in Afghanistan. It serves as the nation's second main international airport and as one of the largest military bases, capable of housing up to 250 aircraft of all type.