Fayzabad Airport

Fayzabad Airport (IATA: FBD, ICAO: OAFZ) is located about 3.5 miles (5.6 km) northwest of Fayzabad (also spelled Faizabad or Feyzabad), the capital of Badakhshan Province in Afghanistan.

It is a domestic airport under the country's Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation (MoTCA),[1] and serves the population of Badakhshan Province.

Built during the Soviet occupation, Fayzabad Airport is somewhat unusual[clarification needed] in the world, notable for the runway being constructed of pierced steel planking (PSP or Marsden Matting) along its full width and length.

Construction of a new asphalt runway was completed during the summer of 2012, funded by USAID and Asian Development Bank.

In August 2023, an anti-Taliban armed group claimed attacking the entrance of Faizabad Airport, killing one Taliban militant and injuring three others.

View onto Feyzabad International Airport from the North with the airstrip (left) and shelter (right) shown