Airport profile · Iraq
Baghdad International Airport / New Al Muthana Air Base
Baghdad · Baghdad Governorate · Iraq
Airport overview
Baghdad International Airport / New Al Muthana Air Base serves Baghdad, Iraq. The longest reported open paved runway is 4,000 metres (13,124 feet).
- ICAO code
- ORBI
- IATA code
- BGW
- Local / reference code
- ORBI
- Location
- Baghdad · Baghdad Governorate · Iraq
- Coordinates
- 33.262501, 44.234600
- Elevation above sea level
- 35 m / 114 ft
- Time zone
- Asia/Baghdad
- Reported access
- Not reported
- Longest open paved runway
- 4,000 m / 13,124 ft
- Business-aviation facilities
- 0 FBOs · 0 handling providers
- Fuel types
- Not reported
- Control tower
- Not reported
- Customs airport designation
- Not reported
- Landing-rights designation
- Not reported
Runway dimensions alone do not determine which jets can operate here; consult the current AIP, NOTAMs, declared distances and aircraft performance requirements.
Runways (2 recorded)
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lighting / status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15L/33R | 4,000 m13,124 ft | 60 m197 ft | CON | LightedReported open |
| 15R/33L | 3,301 m10,830 ft | 45 m148 ft | CON | UnlightedReported open |
Runway 15L/33R · threshold & approach details
| Runway end | True heading | Elevation | Displaced threshold | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15L | 150° | 34 m / 113 ft | Not reported | 33.28380, 44.23120 |
| 33R | 330° | 34 m / 110 ft | Not reported | 33.25260, 44.25260 |
Runway 15R/33L · threshold & approach details
| Runway end | True heading | Elevation | Displaced threshold | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15R | 150° | 35 m / 114 ft | Not reported | 33.26860, 44.21690 |
| 33L | 330° | 34 m / 113 ft | Not reported | 33.24280, 44.23460 |
FBOs & handling
No named FBO or handling provider has been matched to this airport in the directory. Contact the airport operator to confirm business-aviation arrangements.
History & management
Wikidata records 1987 as the airport’s inception year. The recorded operator is United States Air Force.
- Inception year
- 1987
- Airport activation date
- Not reported
- Recorded owner
- Not reported
- Recorded operator
- United States Air Force
- Airport manager
- Not reported
- Manager telephone
- Not reported
An inception year and an airport activation date are different facts. Confirm current ownership and management with the airport.
Airport communications
| Type | Service | Frequency |
|---|---|---|
| ACC | BALAD ACC | 123.52 MHz |
| APP | APP | 128.2 MHz |
| ATIS | INFO | 127.25 MHz |
| DEP | DEP | 131.9 MHz |
| GND | GND | 121.7 MHz |
| HEL | HELO | 131.7 MHz |
| PMSV | METRO | 116.15 MHz |
| POST | COMD POST | 133.5 MHz |
| RDO | RDO | 127.35 MHz |
| TWR | TWR | 118.7 MHz |
Use current official aeronautical publications for operational communications.