FOB Salerno
Forward Operating Base Salerno is a former Forward Operating Base used by the United States Army from 2002 to 2013 during Operation Enduring Freedom. It is located in the southeastern province of Khost, Afghanistan, near the city of Khost.
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.- Type: Airbase
- Description: Military installation in Afghanistan
- Also known as: “Forward Operating Base Salerno”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Khost.
Khost
Aerodrome
Khost International Airport, also referred to as Khost… Khost is situated 3 km south of FOB Salerno.
FOB Salerno
- Categories: forward operating base, aerodrome, and transport
- Location: Paktia Province, Afghanistan, Central Asia, Asia
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Latitude
33.36347° or 33° 21′ 49″ north
Longitude
69.95656° or 69° 57′ 24″ east
Elevation
1,152 metres (3,780 feet)
IATA airport code
OLR
ICAO airport code
OASL
Open location code
8J5F9X74+9J
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Uzbek—“FOB Salerno” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Salerno (pahanginan na sukaranan)”
- Cebuano: “Salerno”
- Czech: “Předsunutá operační základna Salerno”
- Russian: “База передового развёртывания Салерно”
- Swedish: “Salerno (flygbas)”
- Swedish: “Salerno”
- Uzbek: “Salerno bazasi”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Kajīr Kêlay and Chōghay.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Zīārat-e Bād and Dīngah Trakay.
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