Baghdad International Airport facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Baghdad International Airport مطار بغداد الدولي Matar Baġdād ad-Dowaly
IATA: BGW ICAO: ORBI
Summary
Airport type	Public / Military
Operator	Iraqi Government
Location	Baghdad, Iraq
Hub for	Iraqi Airways Al-Naser Airlines FlyBaghdad
Elevation AMSL	114 ft / 35 m
Coordinates	33°15′45″N 44°14′04″E / 33.26250°N 44.23444°E / 33.26250; 44.23444
Map
BGW Location in Iraq
Runway
Runway Length Surface ft m 15R/33L 10,830 3,301 Concrete 15L/33R 13,123 4,000 Concrete
Statistics (2009)
Total passengers 7,500,000 (estimate)
Source: DAFIF

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.

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.

Images for kids

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  Inside view of a terminal in 2003, showing a nonfunctional FIDS (note the red and white icon for the long-defunct East German airline Interflug on the fourth row from the bottom), in front of empty check-in desks and passport control

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  Babylon Terminal, Baghdad International Airport, Baghdad, Iraq

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  Aerial view of Baghdad International Airport

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  A flying carpet sculpture on the wall at Baghdad International Airport, 2011

See also

In Spanish: Aeropuerto Internacional de Bagdad para niños