Maulana Jalaluddin Balkhi International Airport
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The airport of Mazar -i-Sharif is the airport of the Afghan city of Mazar -e Sharif.
History
The airport Mazar -e -Sharif is one of the strategically important town of the same name. During the time of the Taliban, the city belonged to the area of the Warlords Rashid Dostum, who had occupied the town temporarily.
In November 2001, the Taliban also withdrew from the rest of Balkh province and the Northern Alliance took over on 25 November 2001, after a prison riot, final control of the city. Flight operations again starting from the end of 2001. From January 2002, operated Canadian units of the 10th Mountain Division from the airport.
From 1 July 2004, the International Security assistance Force ( ISAF) in Afghanistan took control of the airport. The peacekeeping force is responsible for the safety of flight operations. A part of the airport is used exclusively military and located on the grounds of the military camp Camp Marmal ISAF, which also houses the headquarters for the ground units at the airport.
Since July 2008, the Bundeswehr is with the leadership of Regional Command North, situated in the area of the airport, entrusted. Thus, it is also responsible for the control and air surveillance of the airport. The Air Force has here, next to Termez, one of its two air bases outside Germany.
In addition to the German units are at the airport nor soldiers from Norway, Sweden, the Netherlands and Latvia stationed.
In 2009 started the construction of a new start and runway by the ISAF. Gradually, other installations, such as an approach lighting system, an instrument landing system for civilian air traffic control tower and a container are to be established.
Military flights
The commissioning of the deployment the squadron Mazar -e Sharif on May 1, 2006. Previously a construction command, which consisted in particular of securing forces, ordnance Seitigern and Air Force pioneers, especially the infrastructure and air traffic areas had been repaired since 3 November 2005.
With the arrival of the Tornados the use Squadron had its first aircraft and in addition to the logistical support of operations in Afghanistan about a new job, aerial reconnaissance on behalf of ISAF headquarters in Kabul.
With the relocation of six Sikorsky CH -53 -GS- helicopters from 1 November 2007 and eight Transall C-160 in August 2008 from the Uzbek Termez to Mazar -e Sharif, the squadron took its present structure.
Civilian air traffic
In addition to its military role, the airport also serves civil societies as destination.
- Ariana Afghan Airlines ( routes: Herat, Kabul, Tehran Imam Khomeini )
- Kam Air ( route: Kabul )
- Pamir Airways ( route: Kabul )
- Safi Airways ( routes: Kabul, Herat, Dubai )
- Turkish Airlines (Route: Istanbul)