Since last weekend the situation in Afghanistan has deteriorated rapidly. Kabul Airport has been the focus of evacuation and repatriation efforts. Meanwhile, civil aviation has slowed to a trickle. In this post, we’re compiling an updated overview of the aviation situation in Afghanistan.
Flights in Afghanistan
Air traffic control for commercial aircraft overflying Afghanistan ceased on 18 August, with authorities issuing a NOTAM warning aircraft that they were on their own.
NO ATS WILL BE AVBL . ACFT TANSITING THROUGHY (sic) KABUL FIR WILL BE FLYING IN UN-CONTROLLED AIRSPACE AT THEIR OWN RISK.
Just a week ago Afghanistan was a heavily traveled corridor for international overflights transiting from North America and Europe to destinations in India and southeast Asia.
The US FAA issued a security NOTAM restricting access to the Kabul FIR (Afghanistan airspace), except for the P500-G500 jet route that transits the narrow Wakhan Corridor in eastern Afghanistan. At the point of crossing, aircraft spend about 2 minutes in Afghan airspace between Pakistan and Tajikistan.
Flights to/from Kabul
The majority of flights at Kabul Airport are being operated by military aircraft at this point. There are no services available at the Kabul Airport, including fuel and aircraft servicing. NOTAMs instruct pilots that engines must remain on at the airport and landings must be pre-cleared within a 60 minute window. Civil operations are severely limited, with Pakistan International Airlines operating a few flights since 19 August.
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