Large Airport
IATA: BGW
ICAO: ORBI Baghdad International Airport / New Al Muthana Air Base
Baghdad, IQ
About This Airport
1993 Sukhumi airliner attacks
From 20 to 23 September 1993, during the Sukhumi massacre, separatists in Sukhumi, Abkhazia blocked Georgian troops' overland supply routes as part of the war in Abkhazia. In response, the Georgian government used Sukhumi Babushara Airport to ferry supplies to troops stationed in Sukhumi. Abkhaz forces attacked the airport in an attempt to further block the supply routes.
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Basic Information
ORBI
BGW
IQ
IQ-BG
Baghdad
114 ft
Location
Latitude 33.262501
Longitude 44.234600
Airports in same region 8
Al Taji Army Air Field
ORTI Taji
Rasheed Air Base
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Qasr Tall Mihl Airport
IQ-0036 Baghdad
Washington Army Heliport
ORWH Baghdad
Al-Faw Palace Heliport
IQ-0057 Baghdad
Transportation Ministry Helipad
IQ-0033 Baghdad
Adnan Khair Allah Hospital Helipad
IQ-0056 Baghdad
Al-Khadra Heliport
IQ-0072 Baghdad
Flight Information
Direct Destinations
Direct flights from Baghdad International Airport / New Al Muthana Air Base ( BGW )
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