Afghanistan - DCS World Chart for VFR Only Airfields
The VFR-only airfield charts are now published and available in the shop. As mentioned previously, this will serve as the central and only location for maintaining and distributing all airfield charts. Updating charts across scattered posts proved inefficient and made it difficult to access the latest versions. This consolidated approach ensures you always have access to the most up-to-date files. I’ll notify you whenever a significant update is made.
For each VFR airfield, you’ll find a standardized general presentation, as illustrated below. I’ve chosen to base these on the 1:500,000 TPC map, rather than SkyVector. While SkyVector is useful for representing modern Afghanistan, it omits several legacy airfields and doesn’t reflect the airspace configuration during the OEF era. The TPC maps offer better historical context and alignment with that period.
You’ll also notice that I’ve used 2017 as a reference date. This decision was intentional for several reasons:
DCS depicts airfields in their more current configuration, rather than as they appeared in the early 2010s.
Nimroz Airfield, for example, only entered service in 2011.
Afghanistan’s AIP coverage became significantly more complete after 2017, while pre-2010 documents were often missing even basic operational data.
As for the airfield diagrams, I’ve compiled them from a mix of AIP publications and individual online sources. You’ll find that their quality and formatting vary significantly, as there was never a consistent standard applied, even after nearly two decades of international presence in Afghanistan. This reflects the actual situation on the theater.
Example of basic airfield diagram for Dwyer.
Regarding the airfield charts for DCS, Kabul and Herat are currently the only two airfields missing from the collection. I plan to work on these in the coming weeks, and they will be. As always, I’ll keep you informed when new charts are published or existing ones receive significant updates!
