Bagram Air Base
Kabul, Afghanistan
Bagram Airfield (BAF), also known as Bagram Air Base (IATA: OAI, ICAO: OAIX), is located 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) southeast of Charikar in the Parwan Province of Afghanistan. It was owned and operated by the country's Ministry of Defense. Sitting on the site of the ancient town of Bagram at an elevation of 1,492 metres (4, 895 ft) above sea level, the air field has two concrete runways. The main one measures 3,602 by 46 metres (11, 819 ft × 151 ft), capable of handling large military aircraft, including the Lockheed Martin C-5 Galaxy. The second runway measures 2,953 by 26 metres (9, 687 ft × 85 ft). The air field also has at least three large hangars, a control tower, numerous support buildings, and various housing areas. There are also more than 13 hectares (32 acres) of ramp space and five aircraft dispersal areas, with over 110 revetments. Bagram Airfield was built by the Soviet Union in the 1950s. Bagram Air Field was formerly the largest U.S. military base in Afghanistan, staffed by the United States Army Garrison (USAG) under the command of United States Forces - Afghanistan (USFOR-A)with major tenants such as the 455th Air Expeditionary Wing of the U.S. Air Force, along with ro
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