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Kabul Airport An agreement for the construction of the Kabul Airport was signed with the Soviet Techno-Export Agency in May of this year and work began in July. The major part of this work will lie in the construction of runways, taxiways, hangars, gas station, electrical and water power houses, canalisation, central heating unit, passenger lounge, communications unit, and roadworks along the airport. It is planned to have the work on the Kabul Airport completed in entirety within three years. Kandahar's International Airport ON 30th October, 1957, work was started on the construction of the International Airport of Kandahar. Today, all the technical constructions of the airport are completed or nearing completion. This airport is destined to become the most important one in Afghanistan and one of the largest in Asia. It will be able to accommodate the latest type of modern jet aircraft and take care of the maximum amount of traffic. In addition to an efficient terminal building, a hotel will be constructed at the airport itself to provide for passengers in transit. The construction work so far has been carried out by the Morrison Knudsen Afghanistan Company. The total area of the airport is 3,200 hectares or 16,000 jiribs at an estimated elevation of 1,009 metres above sea level, and the construction of the following items comprise the aims of the technical part of this project: 1. An asphalt runway 3,200 metres long and 45 metres wide. 2. The latest type of runway lights. 3. Three high-speed turn-offs and connecting taxiways. Top: The 3,200 metres long runway of the International Airport, Kandahar. 2nd: One of the hangars for future jet planes. 3rd: Customs Office and Control Tower. 4th: Terminal building of Kandahar International Airport 72