Ahmed Assiri International Airport

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Ahmed Assiri International Airport
مطار أحمد عسيري الدولي‎
Maṭār Ahmad Asīrī al-Dawlyy
Summary
Airport typePublic
Owner/OperatorRIA Group S.A.M.
ServesManas, Gandhara
LocationNaylufar
Focus city forAir Nura
Elevation AMSL656 ft / 200 m
Map
MNS is located in Gandhara
MNS
MNS
Location within Gandhara
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
17L/35R 3,720 12,205 Asphalt
17R/35L 3,720 12,205 Asphalt
Statistics (2016)
PassengersIncrease8,545,733
Freight (tonnes)Increase55,859
Aircraft movementsIncrease393,432
Economic & social impact$763 million

Ahmed Assiri International Airport (Arabic: مطار أحمد عسيري الدولي; Maṭār Ahmad Asīrī al-Dawlyy) (IATA: MNS, ICAO: OGMN) is an international airport serving Manas, Gandhara. Lying in the municipality of Naylufar, Nasr Governorate, the airport is located 25 km (16 mi) southeast of Manas' city centre. In terms of the number of served passengers it is the second largest airport in Gandhara, with 8.5 million passengers in 2016 (well behind Rhea International Airport, which served almost 54 million passengers in 2016). The airport is named after Ahmed Assiri, the first President of Gandhara.