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NOTAMs and ATC Air Traffic Control in Non-Peacetime

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I just finished watching the Olympics, the Americans are withdrawing from Afghanistan as planned, and the Taliban has taken over the capital, Kabul, basically peacefully and without a fight these past few days. However, the power vacuum will not be filled anytime soon, as can be seen from the NOTAMs at Kabul airport and the Flight Information Region.

Following the instructions on how to check NOTAMs previously introduced on this site, Enter OAKB and OAKX

You can get the following results: 

OAKB   HAMID KARZAI INTL
M0004/21 - DLA ENERGY MIDDLE EAST REQUEST ALL AIRCRAFT TAKE MAX FUEL AT HOME
 STATION BEFORE LANDING AT HKIA IN ORDER TO PREVENT REFULING ON THE
 GROUND DUE TO THE UNKNOWN AND LIMITED REFUELING CAPABILITLY IMPOSED
 BY THE CURRENT EVENTS UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. 16 AUG 16:11 2021 UNTIL 14 NOV
16:10 2021. CREATED: 16 AUG 16:11 2021

The translation is basically that you can’t refuel at Kabul airport, so please bring maximum fuel with you.

OAKB   HAMID KARZAI INTL
M0002/21 - KABUL INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT IS OPEN TO MILITARY TRAFFIC ONLY
 UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. WHEN THE AIRFIELD IS OPEN, KABUL
 INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT IS A PPR REQUIRED AIRFIELD. FOR PPR APPROVAL,
 CONTACT THE AFCENT AIRFIELD FLOW COORDINATION CELL AT US
 1-803-717-8400. THE AIRFIELD FLOW COORDINATION CELL WILL COORDINATE
 WITH THE KABUL INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AIRFIELD MANAGER TO OBTAIN A
 PPR. LANDING AT THE AIRPORT WITHOUT A PPR IS DENIED EXCEPT IN THE
 EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY. ARRIVE WITHIN 30 MINUTES OF PPR APPROVED
 ARRIVAL TIME OR RE-COORDINATE FOR A NEW PPR. FOR AWARENESS OF
 ARRIVAL SLOT TIMES, CONTACT THE AFCENT AIRFIELD FLOW COORDINATION
 CELL AT US 1-803-717-8400. LANDING AT THE AIRPORT CAN ONLY OCCUR BY
 AN APPROVED PPR OBTAINED AS DESCRIBED ABOVE. 16 AUG 13:09 2021 UNTIL 12 NOV
23:59 2021. CREATED: 16 AUG 13:09 2021

A0001/21 - KABUL INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT IS OPEN TO MILITARY TRAFFIC ONLY
 UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. WHEN THE AIRFIELD IS OPEN, KABUL
 INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT IS A PPR REQUIRED AIRFIELD. FOR PPR APPROVAL,
 CONTACT THE AFCENT AIRFIELD FLOW COORDINATION CELL AT US
 1-803-717-8400. THE AIRFIELD FLOW COORDINATION CELL WILL COORDINATE
 WITH THE KABUL INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AIRFIELD MANAGER TO OBTAIN A
 PPR. LANDING AT THE AIRPORT WITHOUT A PPR IS DENIED EXCEPT IN THE
 EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY. ARRIVE WITHIN 30 MINUTES OF PPR APPROVED
 ARRIVAL TIME OR RE-COORDINATE FOR A NEW PPR. FOR AWARENESS OF
 ARRIVAL SLOT TIMES, CONTACT THE AFCENT AIRFIELD FLOW COORDINATION
 CELL AT US 1-803-717-8400. LANDING AT THE AIRPORT CAN ONLY OCCUR BY
 AN APPROVED PPR OBTAINED AS DESCRIBED ABOVE. 16 AUG 16:01 2021 UNTIL 12 NOV
23:59 2021. CREATED: 16 AUG 16:09 2021

The translation is basically that Kabul airport has now become a military airport. 1-803-717-8400 is a US military number, so takeoff and landing require prior permission.

OAKX   KABUL (ACC/FIC)
A0630/21 - FOLLOWING NOTAM IS ISSUED ON REQUEST OF KABUL ACC.
DUE SECURITY REASON KABUL ACC IS RELEASED TO MILITARY.
NO ATS WILL BE AVAILABLE. AIRCRAFT TRANSITING THROUGH 
KABUL  FIR WILL BE FLYING IN UN-CONTROLLED AIRSPACE AT
THEIR OWN RISK.
1. TRAFFIC ON ATS ROUTE  L750 TO CONTACT ON FREQ 134.5 MHZ
   AT POINT RANAH.
2. TRAFFIC ON ATS ROUTE N644 TO CONTACT ON FREQ 134.5 MHZ
    AT POINT LEMOD.
3. TRAFFIC ON ATS ROUTE A466 TO CONTACT ON FREQ 134.3 MHZ
    AT POINT AMDAR.
4. TRAFFIC ON ATS ROUTE P500 TO CONTACT ON FREQ 133.1 MHZ
   AT POINT MOTMO. 16 AUG 07:15 2021 UNTIL 18 AUG 04:45 2021 ESTIMATED. CREATED:
16 AUG 07:39 2021

The Kabul Flight Information Region is no longer providing air traffic control; this airspace has become an unmanaged zone. So everyone, please fly around it…

Next, I checked the airport weather information; it was interrupted for 6 hours yesterday, but fortunately, the broadcast has been restored now.

This information provides details on aircraft taking off and landing at Kabul airport recently. As expected, they are all military aircraft.

2021/08/19 Update

OAKB   HAMID KARZAI INTL	
   
	
W2106/21 - AERODROME [US DOD E-IPL ONLY] RNAV (GPS) RWY 29 NOT AUTHORIZED. 10 AUG 21:17
2021 UNTIL 09 SEP 00:01 2021. CREATED: 10 AUG 21:17 2021
	
A0008/21 - RUNWAY 29/11 APPROACH LIGHTS AND RUNWAY EDGE LIGHTS OTS. SFC - UNL, 18 AUG 18:30
2021 UNTIL 12 SEP 23:59 2021. CREATED: 18 AUG 18:47 2021
	
A0007/21 - AIR STAIRS UNAVAILABLE FOR WIDE BODY AIRCRAFT. 18 AUG 18:40 2021 UNTIL 12 SEP
23:59 2021. CREATED: 18 AUG 18:47 2021
	
A0006/21 - KABUL INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT IS VFR ONLY AND OPEN TO COMMERCIAL
AND MILITARY AVIATION. WHEN THE AIRFIELD IS OPEN, KABUL
INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT IS A PPR REQUIRED AIRFIELD. PPR REQUEST FORM
IS LOCATED AT
HTTP: // ACAA.GOV.AF/ WP-CONTENT/ UPLOADS/2017 /09/
KABUL-APRON-8-PPR-FORM-15-OCT-16.XLS
SEND PPR REQUESTS TO [email protected] AND
[email protected]. FOR PPR APPROVAL CONTACT THE
KABUL INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AIRFIELD MANAGER TO OBTAIN A PPR AT
+93700133903 OR +93700133902. LANDING AT THE AIRPORT WITHOUT A PPR IS
DENIED EXCEPT IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY. AIRCRAFT MUST ARRIVE
WITHIN 30 MINUTES OF PPR APPROVED ARRIVAL TIME OR RE-COORDINATE FOR
A NEW PPR. LANDING AT THE AIRPORT CAN ONLY OCCUR BY AN APPROVED PPR
OBTAINED FROM THE KABUL INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AIRFIELD MANAGER. ALL
LANDING AIRCRAFT EXPECT TO PARK ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE AIRFIELD.
NO ADDITIONAL SERVICES AVAILABLE AT THE AIRFIELD. SFC - UNL, 18 AUG 13:37 2021
UNTIL 12 SEP 23:59 2021. CREATED: 18 AUG 14:28 2021
	
A0005/21 - CONTACT KINGFISH WHISKEY (FREQ UHF 229.7 OR 318.35; VHF 123.4) 30
MINUTES PRIOR TO ARRIVAL WITH PPR NUMBER. 18 AUG 02:45 2021 UNTIL 12 SEP 23:59
2021. CREATED: 18 AUG 03:00 2021
	
A0003/21 - DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY ENERGY MIDDLE EAST REQUEST ALL ACFT TAKE
MAX FUEL AT HOME STATION BEFORE LDG AT HKIA IN ORDER TO PREVENT
REFUELING ON THE GND DUE TO THE UNKNOWN AND LIMITED REFUELING
CAPABILITY IMPOSED BY THE CURRENT EVENTS UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. 17 AUG 19:25
2021 UNTIL 12 NOV 23:59 2021. CREATED: 17 AUG 19:45 2021