Balkh is a town in the Balkh Province of Afghanistan, about 20km northwest of the provincial capital, Mazar-I-Sharif, and some 74km south of the Amu Darya river. Balkh was historically an ancient place of religions, Zoroastrianism and Buddhism, and one of the wealthiest and largest cities of Khorasan, since the latter's earliest history. The city was known to Persians as Zariaspa and to the Ancient Greeks as Bactra, giving its name to Bactria. Marco Polo described Balkh as a "noble and great city" but these days, it's mostly ruins which is why you'll be landing at the nearby airport of Mazar-I-Sharif International.
Of note about this airport: Though it was originally constructed with 2 parallel runways, the northernmost runway has since been converted into a Taxiway. The remaining runway is 9,836 feet (2,998 meters). The airport has facilities for up to 1,000 passengers, making it one of the largest airports in Afghanistan.
Date | Departure | Arrival | Pilot | Aircraft | Landing rate | Distance | Flight time | ||
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27MAY23 1209Z | ZWSH | OAMS | Pypehr99 | Airbus A320 (A320) | -391 ft/m | 452 nm | 01:03 | View | |
08MAY23 0249Z | ZWSH | OAMS | ohmyfavourite | Sukhoi Su-57 (SU57) | -188 ft/m | 449 nm | 00:09 | View | |
27DEC22 0128Z | ZWSH | OAMS | Lucidityy | Cessna 700 Citation Longitude (C700) | -250 ft/m | 525 nm | 01:21 | View | |
24OCT22 0713Z | ZWSH | OAMS | dazzad22 | Airbus A320 (A320) | -503 ft/m | 507 nm | 01:23 | View | |
11OCT22 2117Z | ZWSH | OAMS | Nathan Kirby | Boeing 737-800 (B738) | -82 ft/m | 508 nm | 01:18 | View | |
11OCT22 1335Z | ZWSH | OAMS | jdave411 | Airbus A320 neo (A20N) | -697 ft/m | 618 nm | 01:32 | View | |
09OCT22 0428Z | ZWSH | OAMS | DefiantPrawn | Boeing 737-700 (B737) | -89 ft/m | 503 nm | 01:24 | View | |
08OCT22 0559Z | ZWSH | OAMS | InTheBlueYonder | Experimental >200kts (HXC) | -629 ft/m | 508 nm | 00:20 | View | |
08OCT22 0321Z | ZWSH | OAMS | John McClane | Experimental >200kts (HXC) | -955 ft/m | 533 nm | 00:20 | View | |
07OCT22 0531Z | ZWSH | OAMS | Fliggity | Boeing 737-600 (B736) | -266 ft/m | 493 nm | 01:17 | View | |
07OCT22 0531Z | ZWSH | OAMS | Wokninja | Boeing 737-600 (B736) | -166 ft/m | 493 nm | 01:25 | View | |
07OCT22 0526Z | ZWSH | OAMS | DeviousFusion | Airbus A320 (A320) | -103 ft/m | 492 nm | 01:16 | View | |
07OCT22 0526Z | ZWSH | OAMS | whiffy | Airbus A320 (A320) | -137 ft/m | 466 nm | 01:12 | View | |
07OCT22 0525Z | ZWSH | OAMS | Johan Larsson | Boeing 737-800 (B738) | -186 ft/m | 492 nm | 01:18 | View | |
07OCT22 0524Z | ZWSH | OAMS | Wingnutt | Boeing 737-700 (B737) | -468 ft/m | 492 nm | 01:16 | View | |
05OCT22 0717Z | ZWSH | OAMS | bleeman | Cessna Citation Mustang (C510) | -240 ft/m | 448 nm | 01:43 | View | |
28SEP22 0035Z | ZWSH | OAMS | ResetXPDR | Boeing 737-700 (B737) | -108 ft/m | 473 nm | 01:18 | View | |
27SEP22 2255Z | ZWSH | OAMS | FingerGames | Boeing 737-700 (B737) | -205 ft/m | 503 nm | 01:14 | View | |
27SEP22 0313Z | ZWSH | OAMS | Sven Lenkewitz | Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner (B78X) | -632 ft/m | 616 nm | 01:31 | View | |
22SEP22 2240Z | ZWSH | OAMS | Percell Perry | Airbus A320 neo (A20N) | -694 ft/m | 625 nm | 01:35 | View |