# Jalalabad Airport (JAA)

> Jalalabad, AF · IATA: JAA · ICAO: OAJL · Medium Airport

## Quick Facts

| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| IATA | `JAA` |
| ICAO | `OAJL` |
| City | Jalalabad |
| Country | AF |
| Type | Medium Airport |
| Elevation | 553 m |
| Cargo | ❌ |
| GPS | 34.39980, 70.49860 |

## Description

Jalalabad Airport (JAA) is best read as a domestic feeder rather than a freight gateway: it sits under the Ministry of Transport with no meaningful cargo role. Kam Air and Ariana serve it mainly with flights to Kabul. Eastern Afghanistan's trade instead runs through the nearby Torkham crossing on the Khyber Pass into Pakistan — a route repeatedly paralysed by weeks-long closures in 2025 and 2026. For forwarders, urgent air freight is routed via Kabul, while overland cargo uses Torkham or, when that fails, diverts to air services toward India.

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