Forward Operating Base Shank
Forward Operating Base Shank was a forward operating base of the U.S. military, located in Logar Province of eastern Afghanistan, about 12 km south-east of the city of Baraki Barak.
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- Description: forward operating base of U.S. military
- Also known as: “FOB Shank”, “Logar Airport”, “Shank Air Base”, “Shank Air Base Airport”, and “فرودگاه لوگر”
Forward Operating Base Shank
- Categories: airbase, forward operating base, and transportation
- Location: Pul-e ‘Alam District, Logar, Afghanistan, Central Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
33.92262° or 33° 55′ 21″ north
Longitude
69.07723° or 69° 4′ 38″ east
Elevation
2,049 metres (6,722 feet)
IATA airport code
OAA
ICAO airport code
OASH
Open location code
8J5FW3FG+2V
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
aeroway=aerodrome
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Forward Operating Base Shank” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Shank Air Base”
- Czech: “základna Shank”
- Greek: “Αεροδρόμιο του Λογκάρ”
- Japanese: “シャンク前線基地”
- Swedish: “Shank (flygbas)”
- Swedish: “Shank”
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