Baghdad International Airport
airport serving Baghdad, Iraq
Baghdad International Airport (IATA: BGW, ICAO: ORBI), previously Saddam International Airport (IATA: SDA, ICAO: ORBS) (Arabic: مطار بغداد الدولي), is Iraq's largest international airport. It is located in a suburb about 16 km (9.9 mi) west of downtown Baghdad in the Baghdad Governorate.
Baghdad International Airport مطار بغداد الدولي Matar Baġdād ad-Dowaly | |||||||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public / Military | ||||||||||||||
| Operator | Iraqi Government | ||||||||||||||
| Location | Baghdad, Iraq | ||||||||||||||
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| Elevation AMSL | 114 ft / 35 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°15′45″N 44°14′04″E / 33.26250°N 44.23444°E | ||||||||||||||
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It is the home base for Iraq's national airline, Iraqi Airways.
On 3 January 2020, Baghdad International Airport was the location of a U.S. airstrike that killed Qassem Soleimani, leader of Iran's Quds Force, and Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, deputy commander of the Popular Mobilization Forces, as well as numerous civilians.[3][4]
References
change- ↑ Airport information for ORBI at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.Source: DAFIF.
- ↑ Airport information for SDA at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective Oct. 2006).
- ↑ https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2020-01-02/irans-soleimani-and-iraqs-muhandis-killed-in-air-strike-militia-spokesman
- ↑ "US kills powerful Iranian general Qassem Soleimani in Baghdad airstrike". The Times of Israel.
