Baghdad International Airport

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Baghdad International Airport is the main international gateway to Iraq’s capital, serving as the country’s largest and busiest airport for both civilian and military air traffic.

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Saddam International Airport 1

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf civil–military airport
international airport
cityServed Baghdad
country Iraq
distanceFromCityCentre approximately 16 km west of central Baghdad
elevation about 35 meters above sea level
formerICAOcode ORBS
hasAlternateName BIAP
hasCargoFacilities yes
hasCategory Airports in Iraq
Military installations of Iraq
Transport in Baghdad
hasCivilArea commercial passenger terminal area
hasFunction civilian air traffic hub
military air base
hasMilitaryArea airbase facilities
hasNavigationAid VOR/DME
instrument landing systems
hasPassengerTerminal main passenger terminal complex
hasRole primary international gateway to Iraq
hasRunway Runway 15L/33R NERFINISHED
Runway 15R/33L NERFINISHED
hasSecurityZone high-security perimeter
hasVIPTerminal yes
IATAcode BGW
ICAOcode ORBI
isBusiestAirportIn Iraq
isLargestAirportIn Iraq
isMainAirportOf Baghdad
isStrategicTransportNodeFor Iraq
locatedIn Baghdad Governorate
locatedNear Baghdad
locatedOn western outskirts of Baghdad
opened 1982
operator Iraqi Civil Aviation Authority
owner Government of Iraq
previousName Baghdad International Airport self-linksurface differs
surface form: Saddam International Airport
regionServed central Iraq
surface form: Central Iraq
runwayCount 2
runwaySurface asphalt
serves Baghdad
servesAsHubFor Iraqi Airways
timezone Arabia Standard Time
usedBy Iraqi Air Force
coalition military forces
UTCoffset UTC+3

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Baghdad airport Baghdad International Airport
Al-Faw Palace locatedNear Baghdad International Airport
Baghdad International Airport previousName Baghdad International Airport self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Saddam International Airport