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Birad Destination Guide

Explore Birad in Afghanistan

Birad in the region of Badghis is a town in Afghanistan - some 350 mi or ( 563 km ) West of Kabul , the country's capital city .

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Current time in Birad is now 05:49 PM (Saturday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Kabul " with a UTC offset of 4.5 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Mashhad, Birjand, Tagab-e Khoshmargh, Qala i Naw, and Padah-ye Nokdari. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Mashhad . We saw some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Birad ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Flight and Landing over Western Afghanistan

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Interesting facts about this location

Qala i Naw Airport

Qala i Naw Airport is an airport serving the city of Qala i Naw in Badghis Province, Afghanistan. It is also known as Qala Nau Airport. It has scheduled services with Pamir Airways. This airport is unique in the fact that the runway is actually a highway that is utilized when there is no air traffic. When aircraft arrive, Spanish soldiers close down the highway and it becomes a runway. The runway lies adjacent to a Spanish forward operating base (FOB).

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 34.99 63.12 (Lat./Long.); Less than 19 km away
Tags: Airports in Afghanistan, Badghis Province