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Baghdad International Airport

Coordinates:33°15′45″N44°14′04″E/ 33.26250°N 44.23444°E/33.26250; 44.23444
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Baghdad International Airport

مطار بغداد الدولي

Maṭār Baġdād ad-Dawaliyy
Baghdad International Airport in September 2007
Summary
Airport typePublic / Military
OperatorIraqi Government
LocationBaghdad,Iraq
Hubfor
ElevationAMSL114 ft / 35 m
Coordinates33°15′45″N44°14′04″E/ 33.26250°N 44.23444°E/33.26250; 44.23444
Maps
BGW is located in Iraq
BGW
BGW
Location of airport in Iraq
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
15R/33L 10,830 3,301 Concrete
15L/33R 13,123 4,000 Concrete
Statistics (2022)
Passengers2,915,052
Aircraft operations32,549
Source: ICAA,[1]COSIT.[2]

Baghdad International Airport(IATA:BGW,ICAO:ORBI), previouslySaddam International Airportfrom 1982 to 2003, (IATA:SDA,ICAO:ORBS) (Arabic:مطار بغداد الدولي,romanized:Maṭār Baġdād ad-Dawaliyy) isIraq's largestinternational airport,located in a suburb about 16 km (9.9 mi) west of downtownBaghdadin theBaghdad Governorate.It is the home base for Iraq's national airline,Iraqi Airways.

History

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Interwar

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TheBaghdad West Aerodromewas made available for civilian flights ofImperial Airwayson April 1st, 1929.[3]

Pre-1982

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The airport was developed under a consortium led byFrenchcompanySpie Batignollesunder an agreement made in 1979. TheIran–Iraq Wardelayed full opening of the airport until 1982. It opened asSaddam International Airport,bearing the name of then-Iraqi PresidentSaddam Hussein.[4]

1991–2003

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Most ofBaghdad's civilian flights stopped in 1991,[5]when theUnited Nationsimposed restrictions on Iraq after itsinvasion of Kuwait.After thePersian Gulf War,ano-fly zoneimposed on Iraq by theUnited Statesand theUnited Kingdommeant thatIraqi Airwayswas only able to continue domestic flights for limited periods.[citation needed]Occasional international charter flights carrying medicine, aid workers, and government officials were allowed into Baghdad.[6]Royal Jordanian Airlinesoperated regular flights fromAmmanto Baghdad.[citation needed]

2003–2005 (U.S. occupation)

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Inside view of a terminal in 2003, showing a nonfunctionalFIDS(note the red and white icon for the long-defunctEast GermanairlineInterflugon the fourth row from the bottom), in front of emptycheck-indesks and passport control

In 2003,United States-led Coalition forcesinvaded Iraq.In early April, they moved into Baghdad, took control of the airport, and changed its name to Baghdad International Airport.[7]TheICAOcode for the airport consequently changed from ORBS to ORBI. TheIATAcode also changed from SDA to BGW, which had previously referred to all Baghdad airports, and before that toAl Muthana Airportwhen Saddam Hussein was in power.

In July 2003, the airport resumed civilian flights for the first time since 1991.[5]

BabylonTerminal, Baghdad International Airport in 2022

Civilian control of the airport was returned to theIraqi Governmentfrom theCoalition Provisional Authorityin 2004.[citation needed]

2005–2011

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Sather Air Base– the American base on the west side of the airport – came under periodic rocket fire from Baghdad. On 6 December 2006, a 107mm rocket attack landed 30 yards (27.5 meters) from a parkedC-5Aaircraft, puncturing it with scores of shrapnel holes.[citation needed]

Terminal C was refreshed with three active gate areas for carriers operating from the airport.[citation needed]

2012-Present

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Baghdad Airport Road,connecting the airport to theGreen Zone,once a dangerous route full ofIEDs,was refurbished in 2014 with palm trees, manicured lawns, and a fountain, withTurkishassistance.[8]

On 1 May 2023, the Iraqi government underMohammed Shia' Al Sudaniapproved plans to enhance services with the intention of launching an expansion project in the development of Baghdad Airport in the second half of 2023. In 2024, the airport reached the final stage of its expansion plan, according to theInternational Finance Corporation.

Military use

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A separate enclave within the airport houses theNew Al Muthana Air Base,where theIraqi Air Force's23rd Squadronis based, operating threeLockheed C-130E Herculestransport aircraft. The base is also home to a number ofSukhoi Su-25attack aircraft.[9]

Sather Air Base, or Camp Sather, was aUnited States Air Forcebaseon the west side of the airport from 2003 to 2011. It was named in memory ofCombat ControllerStaff SergeantScott Sather, the first enlistedairmanto die inOperation Iraqi Freedom.Sather was awarded theBronze Star Medalwith Valorfor his leadership of a24th Special Tactics Squadronreconnaissance task force during the initial stages of the 2003 U.S. invasion.[10]

Airport developments

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On 18 May 2010, plans were unveiled for an expansion of Baghdad International Airport, doubling its capacity to 15 million passengers per year. The expansion, to be funded by foreign investors, was to include construction of three new terminals and refurbishment of the existing three, each of which would accommodate 2.5 million passengers annually.[11]

Airlines and destinations

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Passenger

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AirlinesDestinations
Air ArabiaAbu Dhabi,[12]Sharjah
AJetAnkara,[13]Istanbul–Sabiha Gökçen[14]
ATA AirlinesMashhad,Tehran–Imam Khomeini
Azerbaijan AirlinesBaku[15]
Caspian AirlinesTehran–Imam Khomeini
Cham Wings AirlinesDamascus
EgyptairCairo
EmiratesDubai–International
flydubaiDubai–International[16]
Gulf AirBahrain
Iran AirtourMashhad,Tehran–Imam Khomeini
Iran Aseman AirlinesTehran–Imam Khomeini
Iraqi AirwaysAbu Dhabi,Ahmedabad,Amman–Queen Alia,Ankara,Antalya,Baku,Basra,Beijing–Capital,[17]Beirut,Berlin,Cairo,Copenhagen,Delhi,Dubai–International,Düsseldorf,[18]Erbil,Frankfurt,Guangzhou,[19]Isfahan,Islamabad,Istanbul,Istanbul–Sabiha Gökçen,Karachi,Kirkuk,Kuala Lumpur–International,[20]Kuwait City,Mashhad,Moscow–Vnukovo,[21]Mumbai,Munich,Najaf,Nasiriyah,Samsun,Sulaimaniyah,Tehran–Imam Khomeini
Seasonal:Hurghada,[22]Jeddah,Medina,Sharm El Sheikh,Trabzon
Jordan AviationAmman–Queen Alia
Mahan AirKerman,Mashhad,Tehran–Imam Khomeini
Meraj AirlinesMashhad,Tehran–Imam Khomeini
Middle East AirlinesBeirut
Nile AirCairo
Seasonal:Sharm El Sheikh[23]
Pegasus AirlinesIstanbul–Sabiha Gökçen
Qatar AirwaysDoha
Royal JordanianAmman–Queen Alia[24]
SalamAirMuscat[25]
Sepehran AirlinesMashhad,Tehran–Imam Khomeini
Syrian AirDamascus
Taban AirMashhad,Tehran–Imam Khomeini
Turkish AirlinesIstanbul[26]
Seasonal:Antalya
UR Airlines[27]Ankara,Antalya,Beirut,Damascus,Istanbul–Sabiha Gökçen,Samsun
Zagros AirlinesTehran–Imam Khomeini

Cargo

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Aerial view of Baghdad International Airport
AirlinesDestinations
Coyne AirwaysDubai-International[28]
EgyptAir CargoCairo[29]
Silk Way AirlinesBaku[30]

Statistics

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Year Passengers Cargo Aircraft operations
Total %YoY Tons %YoY Movements %YoY
2015 1,898,589 N.D. 11,657.5 N.D. 19,952 N.D.
2016 1,787,247 Decrease5.9% 18,903.1 Increase62.2% 16,858 Decrease15.5%
2017 3,507,910 Increase96.3% 33,254.8 Increase75.9% 31,342 Increase85.1%
2018 3,909,709 Increase11.5% 11,027.0 Decrease66.8% 37,751 Increase20.4%
2019 3,778,578 Decrease3.5% 12,057.7 Increase9.3% 37,265 Decrease1.3%
2020 928,876 Decrease75.4% 6,105.3 Decrease49.4% 11,301 Decrease69.7%
2021 2,071,150 Increase123.0% 7,346.7 Increase20.3% 23,678 Increase109.5%
2022 2,915,052 Increase40.7% 8,803.3 Increase19.8% 32,549 Increase37.5%

Source:COSIT.Air Transport Activity Statistics, years 2015,[31]2016,[32]2017,[33]2018,[34]2019,[35]2020,[36]2021[37]and 2022.[38]

Incidents and accidents

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See also

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