Baghdad International Airport
Baghdad International Airport (IATA: BGW, ICAO: ORBI), previously Saddam International Airport from 1982 to 2003, (IATA: SDA, ICAO: ORBS) (Arabic: مطار بغداد الدولي, romanized: Maṭār Baġdād ad-Dawaliyy) is Iraq's largest international airport, 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.
Baghdad International Airport مطار بغداد الدولي Maṭār Baġdād ad-Dawaliyy | |||||||||||||||
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Baghdad International Airport in September 2007 | |||||||||||||||
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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 | ||||||||||||||
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BGW Location of airport in Iraq | |||||||||||||||
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