Farah Airport (IATA: FAH, ICAO: OAFR) is a military airport located in Farah, Afghanistan. It is used by the United States Armed Forces the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) and the Afghan Air Force (AAF). The United States Army Corps of Engineers is developing and expanding the airport, with new facilities being added for the Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF).
The Shindand Air Base is located to the north of Farah Airport. Both of these military airports are strategically important for the United States due to being closer to Tehran, Iran.
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“Airplanes are invariably scheduled to depart at such times as 7:54, 9:21 or 11:37. This extreme specificity has the effect on the novice of instilling in him the twin beliefs that he will be arriving at 10:08, 1:43 or 4:22, and that he should get to the airport on time. These beliefs are not only erroneous but actually unhealthy.”
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