Time zone: GMT + 4.5 hours
Location: Southern Asia, north and west of Pakistan, east of Iran
Capital: Kabul
Currency: afghani (AFA)
Airport authority contact information: Ministry of Civil Aviation and Tourism, Kabul. Fax: +93 (0)341451
Airports: In 2005 Afganistan had 47 airports, only 10 of which have paved runways, the most significant of which are:
Bamiyan Airport
Bost Airport
Chakcharan Airport
Darwaz Airport
Faizabad Airport
Farah Airport
Gardez Airport
Ghazni Airport
Jalalabad Airport
Kabul Airport
Kandahar Airport
Khost Airport
Khwahan Airport
Khwaja Rawash Airport
Kunduz Airport
Kuran O Munjan Airport
Maiana Airport
Maimana Airport
Mazar I Shari Airport
Nimroz Airport
Qala Nau Airport
Sheghnan Airport
Uruzgan Airport
Zaranj Airport
