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| nativename-r = ''{{small|Maṭār Baġdād ad-Dawaliyy}}'' | | nativename-r = ''{{small|Maṭār Baġdād ad-Dawaliyy}}'' | ||
| image = Baghdad International Airport Logo.png | | image = Baghdad International Airport Logo.png | ||
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| image2 = Baghdad | | image2 = Baghdad Airport - 2025.jpg | ||
| caption2 = Baghdad International Airport in | | caption2 = Baghdad International Airport in August 2025 | ||
| mapframe = yes | | mapframe = yes | ||
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| IATA = BGW | | IATA = BGW | ||
| ICAO = ORBI | | ICAO = ORBI | ||
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| location = [[Baghdad]], Iraq | | location = [[Baghdad]], Iraq | ||
| hub = | | hub = * [[Iraqi Airways]] | ||
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* [[FlyBaghdad]] | * [[FlyBaghdad]] | ||
* [[UR Airlines]] | * [[UR Airlines]] | ||
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| stat-year = 2022 | | stat-year = 2022 | ||
| stat1-header = Passengers | | stat1-header = Passengers | ||
| stat1-data = 2, | | stat1-data = 2,646,351 | ||
| stat2-header = Aircraft operations | | stat2-header = Aircraft operations | ||
| stat2-data = 32,549 | | stat2-data = 32,549 | ||
| footnotes = Source: ICAA,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://icaa.gov.iq/upload/2469594738.pdf|title=Iraq's AIP. Consolidated edition, February, 2021|accessdate= June 15, 2024}}</ref> COSIT.<ref>{{cite web |title= | | footnotes = Source: ICAA,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://icaa.gov.iq/upload/2469594738.pdf|title=Iraq's AIP. Consolidated edition, February, 2021|accessdate=June 15, 2024}}{{Dead link|date=July 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> COSIT.<ref>{{cite web|title=هيأة الإدصاء ونظم المعلومات الجغرافية|script-title=|url=https://cosit.gov.iq/documents/transportation%20and%20communication/transportation/fullreports/eartrans/%D9%86%D9%82%D9%84%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AC%D9%88%D9%8A%202022.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250717025731/https://cosit.gov.iq/documents/transportation%20and%20communication/transportation/fullreports/eartrans/%D9%86%D9%82%D9%84%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AC%D9%88%D9%8A%202022.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=2025-07-17|accessdate=2025-08-02|publisher=Commission of Statistics and GIS (COSIT)}}</ref> | ||
| opened = January 1970 (Original) | |||
1982 (Current 3 Terminals) | |||
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'''Baghdad International Airport''' {{airport codes|BGW|ORBI}} ({{langx|ar|مطار بغداد الدولي|Maṭār Baġdād ad-Dawaliyy}}), previously known as '''Saddam International Airport''' | '''Baghdad International Airport''' {{airport codes|BGW|ORBI}} ({{langx|ar|مطار بغداد الدولي|Maṭār Baġdād ad-Dawaliyy}}), previously known as '''Saddam International Airport''' {{airport codes|SDA|ORBS}} is an [[international airport]] serving Baghdad, the capital of Iraq. It is located in a suburb about {{convert|16|km|mi|abbr=on}} west of the downtown in the [[Baghdad Governorate]]. Currently, it is the largest and busiest airport in Iraq, with approximately 8 million passengers annually, offering flights to more than 35 destinations.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Baghdad International Airport - Tranigo |url=https://www.tranigo.com/en/airport/baghdad-airport |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250810094354/https://www.tranigo.com/en/airport/baghdad-airport |archive-date=2025-08-10 |access-date=2025-09-21 |website=Tranigo.com |language=en-US}}</ref> | ||
The construction of | The construction of today's three terminals began in 1979, under the [[Ba'athist Iraq|regime]] of [[Saddam Hussein]]. However, the inauguration of the airport was delayed during the [[Iran–Iraq War]]. The airport was opened in 1982. It ceased commercial operations after [[International sanctions against Iraq|sanctions were imposed against Iraq]] during the [[Gulf War]]. Only a few planes operated, mainly carrying humanitarian aid. On 17 August 2000, the airport reopened with commercial flights from [[Jordan]], [[Syria]] and [[Lebanon]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-09-15 |title=August 17, 2000: Baghdad airport reopens |url=https://gulfnews.com/today-history/august-17-2000-baghdad-airport-reopens-1.1567851 |access-date=2025-09-21 |website=[[Gulf News]] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2000-10-31 |title=Iraq, Despite Military Sanctions, Will Resume Two Civilian Flights (Published 2000) |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2000/10/31/world/iraq-despite-military-sanctions-will-resume-two-civilian-flights.html |access-date=2025-09-21 |language=en}}</ref> During the [[2003 invasion of Iraq|invasion of Iraq]] in 2003, the airport was the scene of [[Battle of Baghdad (2003)|heavily intense fighting]] between the United-States-led coalition forces and the Iraqi military. The airport thereafter fell in control of coalition forces and was closed for renovation. It later adopted its current name and resumed operations. The airport and surrounding vicinity were subjected to attacks and site of clashes between militants and the U.S. forces. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
=== | === Before the airport === | ||
The '''Baghdad West Aerodrome''' was made available for civilian flights of [[Imperial Airways]] on April 1, 1929.<ref>{{cite book | author=Great Britain. Colonial Office | author2=League of Nations. Council | title=Iraq, Report on Iraq Administration | publisher=H.M. Stationery Office | year=1927 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Je5QAQAAMAAJ&pg=RA3-PA114 | language=mt | access-date=2024-07-29 | page=3-PA114}}</ref> | The '''Baghdad West Aerodrome,''' which would later be known as Al-Muthanna Airport was made available for civilian flights of [[Imperial Airways]] on April 1, 1929.<ref>{{cite book | author=Great Britain. Colonial Office | author2=League of Nations. Council | title=Iraq, Report on Iraq Administration | publisher=H.M. Stationery Office | year=1927 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Je5QAQAAMAAJ&pg=RA3-PA114 | language=mt | access-date=2024-07-29 | page=3-PA114}}</ref> | ||
Until 1970, Al Muthanna Airport or [[Muthenna Air Base]] was the main airport of Baghdad.<ref>{{Cite web |title= Corona|url=https://corona.cast.uark.edu/atlas#zoom=14¢er=4923511,3928967}}</ref> | |||
===Construction and | === Construction (Original) === | ||
The airport was developed under a consortium led by [[France|French]] company [[Spie Batignolles]] under an agreement made in 1979.<ref name=":1" /> The [[Iran–Iraq War]] delayed full opening of the airport until 1982.<ref name=":1" /> It | |||
[[File:Baghdad International Airport, 1968 plan.jpg|thumb|A recreation of a diagram of the then under construction Baghdad International Airport in 1968.]] | |||
The new airport was to be located 10 and a half miles southwest of the Al Muthanna Airport.<ref name=":2" /> | |||
Work began on the airport in August 1965 due to the older Baghdad West Airport declining in passenger numbers due to its lack of facilities, and the runway (now Runway 15R/33L) and apron had been completed by early 1966. An interim passenger building was to be completed initially, before the construction of a larger airport terminal, and when the new terminal would be completed, the interim terminal would be converted into a cargo terminal. Originally, the airport was supposed to be completed by 1968. The airport cost £15-20 million.<ref name=":2" /> | |||
[[File:Iraqi Airways Boeing 737-200 2.jpg |thumb|An Iraqi Airways 737-200 parked in front of the old interim terminal in 2008.]] | |||
The interim terminal contained a restaurant and 2 floors, airline offices, a combined transit and departure lounge, an arrival lounge, customs’ halls and a large concourse. At ground level, the terminal had an area of 43,000 square feet.<ref name=":2" /> | |||
The newer terminal was to have a single pier handling 8 aircraft, and the interim terminal, now a cargo terminal would have 5 extra aircraft parking stands next to it. The airport complex was to have 25 buildings and facilities, such as the main terminal, the [[Iraqi Airways]] headquarters, the control and communications building, and the cargo terminal once the plan would be fully completed. The control and communications building was to be located 3,300 feet northwest of the terminal. It would be a two-story building with a central tower containing the control room. The HQ of Iraqi Airways was to have 8 floors consisting largely of offices and two single-story units, one of which containing a staff canteen and kitchen while the other having welfare facilities. A massive hangar built for Iraqi Airways would be built, it would be built from reinforced concrete with giant cantilever beams and have an area of 54,000 square feet. It would have multiple workshops and stores together with all the necessary process shops for the maintenance and servicing of modern aircraft. An Iraqi Airways operations wing would also be built as a two story building. Meanwhile, a 3 lane highway was built to access the airport and the entire project was the responsibility of the Iraqi Director-General of Roads and Bridges. All of these facilities would make the airport capable of being one of the best in the Middle East.<ref name=":2" /> | |||
Sir Basil Spence designed the never built permanent terminal with 8 gates as a Consultant Architect for the engineering firm Sir Alexander Gibb & Partners.<ref name=":4">{{Cite web |title=Iraq, Baghdad, General {{!}} Place {{!}} trove.scot |url=https://www.trove.scot/place/284884#activities |access-date=2025-08-05 |website=www.trove.scot}}</ref> | |||
A Romanian state enterprise, Technoexport, was involved in performing all the main contract work other than the radio installations and the electronics.<ref name=":2">{{Cite book |last=Allen, Roy |title=Great airports of the world |year=1968 |edition=2nd}}</ref> | |||
The plans for the permanent terminal with 1 pier with 8 aircraft gates was cancelled and shelved, but the original illustrations of both the interim terminal and the terminal are archived. The illustrations were made in 1967. The building would have been a rectangular block with a huge canopy porch and large pyramid-shaped skylights. A distinctive crescent-shaped sculptural motif with square-patterned tiles on its underside was planned for the roof. Spence was interested in adapting ancient forms of Sumerian writing to achieve a texture on the walls of the airport. He wanted the interior to be largely of luxurious marble stone but by 1969 was concerned that due to spiralling costs this might have to be abandoned in favour of local materials.<ref name=":4" /> | |||
=== Opening === | |||
Contrary to popular belief, in January 1970, the airport opened as Baghdad International Airport with one 10,827 foot concrete runway (now 15R/33L).<ref name=":3">{{Cite book |last=Stroud, John |title=Airports of the World |publisher=Putnam |year=1980}}</ref> | |||
The airport handled 26 airlines in 1978 and was the main base of [[Iraqi Airways]], the IATA code was BGW and the ICAO code was ORBB.<ref name=":3" /> | |||
===Expansion=== | |||
The new terminals were developed under a consortium led by [[France|French]] company [[Spie Batignolles]] under an agreement made in 1979.<ref name=":1" /> The [[Iran–Iraq War]] delayed full opening of the new airport terminals until 1982.<ref name=":1" /> It was renamed as Saddam International Airport, bearing the name of then-[[President of Iraq|Iraqi President]] [[Saddam Hussein]].<ref name=":1">{{cite book|title=Technology Transfer to the Middle East: Summary|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3b_8bcJHxB4C&pg=PA273|year=1984|publisher=DIANE Publishing|isbn=978-1-4289-2383-6|page=273}}</ref> | |||
Closer to Baghdad than the older runway, a new runway, 15L/33R begun construction with a length of 13,123 feet or 4,000 meters. | |||
The access road to the interim terminal was partially demolished so that Runway 15L/33R could be built. | |||
Most of [[Baghdad]]'s civilian flights stopped in 1991,<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Baghdad International Airport |url=https://www.airport-technology.com/projects/baghdadinternational/ |access-date=2024-07-26 |website=Airport Technology |language=en-US}}</ref> when the [[United Nations]] imposed restrictions on Iraq after its [[invasion of Kuwait]]. After the [[Gulf War|Persian Gulf War]], a [[Iraqi no-fly zones|no-fly zone]] imposed on Iraq by the [[United States]] and the [[United Kingdom]] meant that [[Iraqi Airways]] was only able to continue domestic flights for limited periods.{{citation needed|date=July 2024}} Occasional international charter flights carrying medicine, aid workers, and government officials were allowed into Baghdad.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Iraq Baghdad Private Jet Charter |url=https://jetsplore.com/en/airport/private-jet-charter-to-baghdad-airport/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240722014649/https://jetsplore.com/en/airport/private-jet-charter-to-baghdad-airport/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=22 July 2024 }}</ref> [[Royal Jordanian|Royal Jordanian Airlines]] operated regular flights from [[Amman]] to Baghdad.{{citation needed|date=July 2024}} | Most of [[Baghdad]]'s civilian flights stopped in 1991,<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Baghdad International Airport |url=https://www.airport-technology.com/projects/baghdadinternational/ |access-date=2024-07-26 |website=Airport Technology |language=en-US}}</ref> when the [[United Nations]] imposed restrictions on Iraq after its [[invasion of Kuwait]]. After the [[Gulf War|Persian Gulf War]], a [[Iraqi no-fly zones|no-fly zone]] imposed on Iraq by the [[United States]] and the [[United Kingdom]] meant that [[Iraqi Airways]] was only able to continue domestic flights for limited periods.{{citation needed|date=July 2024}} Occasional international charter flights carrying medicine, aid workers, and government officials were allowed into Baghdad.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Iraq Baghdad Private Jet Charter |url=https://jetsplore.com/en/airport/private-jet-charter-to-baghdad-airport/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240722014649/https://jetsplore.com/en/airport/private-jet-charter-to-baghdad-airport/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=22 July 2024 }}</ref> [[Royal Jordanian|Royal Jordanian Airlines]] operated regular flights from [[Amman]] to Baghdad.{{citation needed|date=July 2024}} | ||
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[[File:Baghdad International Airport (October 2003).jpg|thumb|right|Inside view of the deserted Samarra Blue terminal 3 terminal in 2003, showing a nonfunctional [[flight information display system|FIDS]] (note the red and white icon for the long-defunct [[East Germany|East German]] airline [[Interflug]] on the fourth row from the bottom, a legacy of [[Iraqi invasion of Kuwait|the invasion of Kuwait]]), in front of empty [[check-in]] desks and passport control]] | [[File:Baghdad International Airport (October 2003).jpg|thumb|right|Inside view of the deserted Samarra Blue terminal 3 terminal in 2003, showing a nonfunctional [[flight information display system|FIDS]] (note the red and white icon for the long-defunct [[East Germany|East German]] airline [[Interflug]] on the fourth row from the bottom, a legacy of [[Iraqi invasion of Kuwait|the invasion of Kuwait]]), in front of empty [[check-in]] desks and passport control]] | ||
[[File:Sen. McCain visits Iraq DVIDS93115.jpg|left|thumb|A military helicopter flying over the airport, 2003]] | [[File:Sen. McCain visits Iraq DVIDS93115.jpg|left|thumb|A military helicopter flying over the airport, 2003]] | ||
In 2003, [[Multi-National Force – Iraq|United States-led Coalition forces]] [[2003 invasion of Iraq|invaded Iraq]]. In early April, they moved into Baghdad, took control of the airport, and changed its name to Baghdad International Airport.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2003-04-04 |title=Renamed airport gateway to Iraq's future |url=https://www.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/139574/renamed-airport-gateway-to-iraqs-future/https://www.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/139574/renamed-airport-gateway-to-iraqs-future/ |access-date=2024-07-26 |website=Air Force |language=en-US}}{{dead link|date=March 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> The [[International Civil Aviation Organization|ICAO]] code for the airport consequently changed from ORBS to ORBI. The [[International Air Transport Association|IATA]] code also changed from SDA to BGW, which had previously referred to all Baghdad airports, and before that to [[Muthenna Air Base|Al Muthana Airport]] when Saddam Hussein was in power. | In 2003, [[Multi-National Force – Iraq|United States-led Coalition forces]] [[2003 invasion of Iraq|invaded Iraq]]. In early April, they moved into Baghdad, took control of the airport, and changed its name to the original name of the airport, Baghdad International Airport.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2003-04-04 |title=Renamed airport gateway to Iraq's future |url=https://www.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/139574/renamed-airport-gateway-to-iraqs-future/https://www.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/139574/renamed-airport-gateway-to-iraqs-future/ |access-date=2024-07-26 |website=Air Force |language=en-US}}{{dead link|date=March 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> The [[International Civil Aviation Organization|ICAO]] code for the airport consequently changed from ORBS to ORBI. The [[International Air Transport Association|IATA]] code also changed from SDA to BGW, which had previously referred to all Baghdad airports, and before that to [[Muthenna Air Base|Al Muthana Airport]] when Saddam Hussein was in power. | ||
In July 2003, the airport resumed civilian flights for the first time since 1991.<ref name=":0" /> | In July 2003, the airport resumed civilian flights for the first time since 1991.<ref name=":0" /> | ||
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[[Baghdad Airport Road]], connecting the airport to the [[Green Zone]], once a dangerous route full of [[Improvised explosive device|IEDs]], was refurbished in 2014 with palm trees, manicured lawns, and a fountain, with [[Turkey|Turkish]] assistance.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Arango|first1=Tim|title=Amid Mutual Suspicion, Turkish Premier Visits Iraq|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/21/world/middleeast/turkey-iraq-isis-ahmet-davutoglu.html|access-date=22 November 2014|agency=[[The New York Times]]|publisher=[[The New York Times Company]]|date=20 November 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180218210427/https://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/21/world/middleeast/turkey-iraq-isis-ahmet-davutoglu.html|archive-date=18 February 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> | [[Baghdad Airport Road]], connecting the airport to the [[Green Zone]], once a dangerous route full of [[Improvised explosive device|IEDs]], was refurbished in 2014 with palm trees, manicured lawns, and a fountain, with [[Turkey|Turkish]] assistance.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Arango|first1=Tim|title=Amid Mutual Suspicion, Turkish Premier Visits Iraq|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/21/world/middleeast/turkey-iraq-isis-ahmet-davutoglu.html|access-date=22 November 2014|agency=[[The New York Times]]|publisher=[[The New York Times Company]]|date=20 November 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180218210427/https://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/21/world/middleeast/turkey-iraq-isis-ahmet-davutoglu.html|archive-date=18 February 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> | ||
Since the end of the war, the region surrounding the airport alongside the Airport Road, has emerged as an investment destination in Baghdad. | |||
[[File:مطار بغداد الدولي.jpg|thumb]] | |||
On 1 May 2023, the Iraqi government under [[Mohammed Shia' Al Sudani]] approved 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 the [[International Finance Corporation]]. | On 1 May 2023, the Iraqi government under [[Mohammed Shia' Al Sudani]] approved 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 the [[International Finance Corporation]]. | ||
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| [[Iraqi Airways]] | [[Abu Dhabi International Airport|Abu Dhabi]], [[Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport|Ahmedabad]], [[Queen Alia International Airport|Amman–Queen Alia]], [[Esenboğa International Airport|Ankara]], [[Antalya Airport|Antalya]], [[Heydar Aliyev International Airport|Baku]], [[Basra International Airport|Basra]], [[Beijing Capital International Airport|Beijing–Capital]],<ref>{{cite web |title=Iraqi Airways Plans Beijing May 2024 Launch |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240422-iamay24pek |website=Aeroroutes |access-date=22 April 2024}}</ref> [[Beirut–Rafic Hariri International Airport|Beirut]], [[Berlin Brandenburg Airport|Berlin]], [[Cairo International Airport|Cairo]], [[Copenhagen Airport|Copenhagen]], [[Indira Gandhi International Airport|Delhi]], [[Dubai International Airport|Dubai–International]], [[Düsseldorf Airport|Düsseldorf]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/231102-ianov23dus|title=Iraqi Airways Resumes Dusseldorf Service from Nov 2023|publisher=AeroRoutes|date=2 November 2023|accessdate=2 November 2023}}</ref> [[Erbil International Airport|Erbil]], [[Frankfurt Airport|Frankfurt]], [[Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport|Guangzhou]],<ref>{{cite web|title=Iraqi Airways to Resume Guangzhou Service in 4Q23|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/230920-ia4q23can|website=Aeroroutes|access-date=20 September 2023}}</ref> [[Isfahan Shahid Beheshti International Airport|Isfahan]], [[Istanbul Airport|Istanbul]], [[Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport|Istanbul–Sabiha Gökçen]], [[Jinnah International Airport|Karachi]], [[Kirkuk Airport|Kirkuk]], [[Kish International Airport|Kish]], [[Kuala Lumpur International Airport|Kuala Lumpur–International]],<ref>{{cite news |title=Iraqi Airways Resumes Kuala Lumpur From Feb 2024|url= https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240112-iafeb24kul}}</ref> [[Kuwait International Airport|Kuwait City]], [[Mashhad International Airport|Mashhad]], [[Vnukovo International Airport|Moscow–Vnukovo]],<ref>{{cite news|last1=Liu|first1=Jim|title=Iraqi Airways Germany / Russia service changes from Oct 2017|url=http://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/275177/iraqi-airways-germany-russia-service-changes-from-oct-2017/|access-date=11 October 2017|work=Routesonline|date=11 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180615191323/https://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/275177/iraqi-airways-germany-russia-service-changes-from-oct-2017/|archive-date=15 June 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport| | | [[Iraqi Airways]] | [[Abu Dhabi International Airport|Abu Dhabi]], [[Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport|Ahmedabad]], [[Queen Alia International Airport|Amman–Queen Alia]], [[Esenboğa International Airport|Ankara]], [[Antalya Airport|Antalya]], [[Heydar Aliyev International Airport|Baku]], [[Basra International Airport|Basra]], [[Beijing Capital International Airport|Beijing–Capital]],<ref>{{cite web |title=Iraqi Airways Plans Beijing May 2024 Launch |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240422-iamay24pek |website=Aeroroutes |access-date=22 April 2024}}</ref> [[Beirut–Rafic Hariri International Airport|Beirut]], [[Berlin Brandenburg Airport|Berlin]], [[Cairo International Airport|Cairo]], [[Copenhagen Airport|Copenhagen]], [[Indira Gandhi International Airport|Delhi]], [[Dubai International Airport|Dubai–International]], [[Düsseldorf Airport|Düsseldorf]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/231102-ianov23dus|title=Iraqi Airways Resumes Dusseldorf Service from Nov 2023|publisher=AeroRoutes|date=2 November 2023|accessdate=2 November 2023}}</ref> [[Erbil International Airport|Erbil]], [[Frankfurt Airport|Frankfurt]], [[Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport|Guangzhou]],<ref>{{cite web|title=Iraqi Airways to Resume Guangzhou Service in 4Q23|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/230920-ia4q23can|website=Aeroroutes|access-date=20 September 2023}}</ref> [[Isfahan Shahid Beheshti International Airport|Isfahan]], [[Islamabad International Airport|Islamabad]], [[Istanbul Airport|Istanbul]], [[Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport|Istanbul–Sabiha Gökçen]], [[Jinnah International Airport|Karachi]], [[Kirkuk Airport|Kirkuk]], [[Kish International Airport|Kish]], [[Kuala Lumpur International Airport|Kuala Lumpur–International]],<ref>{{cite news |title=Iraqi Airways Resumes Kuala Lumpur From Feb 2024|url= https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240112-iafeb24kul}}</ref> [[Kuwait International Airport|Kuwait City]], [[Mashhad International Airport|Mashhad]], [[Vnukovo International Airport|Moscow–Vnukovo]],<ref>{{cite news|last1=Liu|first1=Jim|title=Iraqi Airways Germany / Russia service changes from Oct 2017|url=http://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/275177/iraqi-airways-germany-russia-service-changes-from-oct-2017/|access-date=11 October 2017|work=Routesonline|date=11 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180615191323/https://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/275177/iraqi-airways-germany-russia-service-changes-from-oct-2017/|archive-date=15 June 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Mosul International Airport|Mosul]],<ref>{{cite web |title=Mosul airport resumes domestic flights after 11 years|url=https://www.rudaw.net/english/middleeast/iraq/061120253}}</ref> [[Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport|Mumbai–Shivaji]], [[Munich Airport|Munich]], [[Muscat International Airport|Muscat]],<ref>https://www.omanobserver.om/article/1176124/oman/transport/muscat-receives-its-first-iraqi-airways-flight-from-basra</ref> [[Al Najaf International Airport|Najaf]], [[Ali Air Base|Nasiriyah]], [[Samsun-Çarşamba Airport|Samsun]], [[Sharjah International Airport|Sharjah]],<ref>{{cite web|title=Iraqi Airways Adds Sharjah From late-Oct 2024|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/241022-ianw24shj}}</ref> [[Sulaimaniyah International Airport|Sulaimaniyah]], [[Tehran Imam Khomeini International Airport|Tehran–Imam Khomeini]], [[Tunis-Carthage International Airport|Tunis]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://managers.tn/2025/06/05/iraqi-airways-lance-aujourdhui-une-ligne-directe-entre-bagdad-et-tunis.url|title=Iraqi Airways lance aujourd'hui une ligne directe entre Bagdad et Tunis|publisher=managers|accessdate=12 June 2025}}</ref><br>'''Seasonal:''' [[Hurghada International Airport|Hurghada]],<ref name="HT">{{cite web|url=https://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/285412/iraqi-airways-files-hurghada-trabzon-schedules-from-july-2019/|title=Iraqi Airways files Hurghada / Trabzon schedules from July 2019|publisher=routesonline.com|date=16 July 2019|access-date=16 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190716144304/https://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/285412/iraqi-airways-files-hurghada-trabzon-schedules-from-july-2019/|archive-date=16 July 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> [[King Abdulaziz International Airport|Jeddah]], [[Prince Mohammad bin Abdulaziz Airport|Medina]], [[Sharm El Sheikh International Airport|Sharm El Sheikh]], [[Trabzon Airport|Trabzon]] | ||
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| [[Qatar Airways]] | [[Hamad International Airport|Doha]] | | [[Qatar Airways]] | [[Hamad International Airport|Doha]] | ||
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| [[Qeshm Air]] | [[Tehran Imam Khomeini International Airport|Tehran–Imam Khomeini]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.qeshm-air.com/web2/knowledge.asp?pid=32&tid=7993&lang=fa&title=%D9%BE%D9%84_%D9%87%D9%88%D8%A7%DB%8C%DB%8C_%D8%AA%D9%85%D8%AF%D9%86%E2%80%8C%D9%87%D8%A7%D8%9B_%D8%A7%D8%B2_%D8%AA%D9%87%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86_%D8%AA%D8%A7_%D8%A8%D8%BA%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%AF_%D8%A8%D8%A7_%D9%82%D8%B4%D9%85%E2%80%8C%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%B1|title=Qeshm Air announces Tehran-Baghdad flights|date=13 September 2025}}</ref> | |||
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| [[Royal Jordanian]] | [[Queen Alia International Airport|Amman–Queen Alia]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.flightglobal.com/news/gulf-air-and-royal-jordanian-suspend-service-to-iraq-amid-regional-tensions/135996.article|title = Gulf Air and Royal Jordanian suspend service to Iraq amid regional tensions}}</ref> | | [[Royal Jordanian]] | [[Queen Alia International Airport|Amman–Queen Alia]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.flightglobal.com/news/gulf-air-and-royal-jordanian-suspend-service-to-iraq-amid-regional-tensions/135996.article|title = Gulf Air and Royal Jordanian suspend service to Iraq amid regional tensions}}</ref> | ||
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| [[SalamAir]] | [[Muscat International Airport|Muscat]]<ref>{{cite news|title=SalamAir launches flights to Baghdad|url=https://www.omanobserver.om/article/1142203/oman/transport/salamair-launches-flights-to-baghdad|work=Oman Observer|date=2 September 2023|access-date=2 October 2023|language=en}}</ref> | | [[SalamAir]] | [[Muscat International Airport|Muscat]]<ref>{{cite news|title=SalamAir launches flights to Baghdad|url=https://www.omanobserver.om/article/1142203/oman/transport/salamair-launches-flights-to-baghdad|work=Oman Observer|date=2 September 2023|access-date=2 October 2023|language=en}}</ref> | ||
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| [[Sepehran Airlines]] | [[Mashhad International Airport|Mashhad]], [[Tehran Imam Khomeini International Airport|Tehran–Imam Khomeini]] | | [[Sepehran Airlines]] | [[Mashhad International Airport|Mashhad]], [[Tehran Imam Khomeini International Airport|Tehran–Imam Khomeini]]<ref name="Sepehran_Destinations_Nov2025">{{cite web|url=https://flysepehran.com/fa/flight/destination-routes|title=Sepehran Airlines Destinations|access-date=21 November 2025}}</ref> | ||
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| [[Syrian Air]] | [[Damascus International Airport|Damascus]] | | [[Syrian Air]] | [[Damascus International Airport|Damascus]] | ||
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Source: [[Central Organization for Statistics|COSIT]]. Air Transport Activity Statistics, years 2015,<ref>{{cite web |title=اﻟﻧﻘل اﻟﺟوي ﻓﻲ اﻟﻘطﺎع اﻟﺣﮐوﻣﻲ إﺣﺻﺎء ﻧﺷﺎط ﺔـ ﻟﺳﻧ 2015|script-title= |url=https://cosit.gov.iq/documents/transportation%20and%20communication/transportation/fullreports/eartrans/%D8%AA%D9%82%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%B1%20%D8%A7%D8%AD%D8%B5%D8%A7%D8%A1%D8%A7%D8%AA%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%86%D9%82%D9%84%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AC%D9%88%D9%8A%202015.pdf|accessdate=2024-06-15 |publisher=Central Organization for Statistics and Information Technology (COSIT)}}</ref> 2016,<ref>{{cite web |title=اﻟﻧﻘل اﻟﺟوي ﻓﻲ اﻟﻘطﺎع اﻟﺣﮐوﻣﻲ إﺣﺻﺎء ﻧﺷﺎط ﺔـ ﻟﺳﻧ 2016|script-title= |url=https://www.cosit.gov.iq/documents/transportation%20and%20communication/transportation/fullreports/eartrans/%D8%AA%D9%82%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%B1%20%D8%A7%D8%AD%D8%B5%D8%A7%D8%A1%D8%A7%D8%AA%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%86%D9%82%D9%84%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AC%D9%88%D9%8A%20%202016%20.pdf|accessdate=2024-06-15 |publisher=Central Organization for Statistics and Information Technology (COSIT)}}</ref> 2017,<ref>{{cite web |title=اﻟﻧﻘل اﻟﺟوي ﻓﻲ اﻟﻘطﺎع اﻟﺣﮐوﻣﻲ إﺣﺻﺎء ﻧﺷﺎط ﺔـ ﻟﺳﻧ 2017|script-title= |url=https://cosit.gov.iq/documents/transportation%20and%20communication/transportation/fullreports/eartrans/%D8%AA%D9%82%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%B1%20%D8%A7%D8%AD%D8%B5%D8%A7%D8%A1%D8%A7%D8%AA%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%86%D9%82%D9%84%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AC%D9%88%D9%8A%20%D9%84%D8%B3%D9%86%D8%A9%202017.pdf|accessdate=2024-06-15 |publisher=Central Organization for Statistics and Information Technology (COSIT)}}</ref> 2018,<ref>{{cite web |title=اﻟﻧﻘل اﻟﺟوي ﻓﻲ اﻟﻘطﺎع اﻟﺣﮐوﻣﻲ إﺣﺻﺎء ﻧﺷﺎط ﺔـ ﻟﺳﻧ 2018|script-title= |url=https://www.cosit.gov.iq/documents/transportation%20and%20communication/transportation/fullreports/eartrans/%D8%AA%D9%82%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%B1%20%D8%A7%D8%AD%D8%B5%D8%A7%D8%A1%D8%A7%D8%AA%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%86%D9%82%D9%84%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AC%D9%88%D9%8A%20%202018%20.pdf|accessdate=2024-06-15 |publisher=Central Organization for Statistics and Information Technology (COSIT)}}</ref> 2019,<ref>{{cite web |title=اﻟﻧﻘل اﻟﺟوي ﻓﻲ اﻟﻘطﺎع اﻟﺣﮐوﻣﻲ إﺣﺻﺎء ﻧﺷﺎط ﺔـ ﻟﺳﻧ 2019|script-title= |url=https://cosit.gov.iq/documents/transportation%20and%20communication/transportation/fullreports/eartrans/%D8%AA%D9%82%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%B1%20%D8%A7%D8%AD%D8%B5%D8%A7%D8%A1%D8%A7%D8%AA%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%86%D9%82%D9%84%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AC%D9%88%D9%8A%202019-2.pdf|accessdate=2024-06-15 |publisher=Central Organization for Statistics and Information Technology (COSIT)}}</ref> 2020,<ref>{{cite web |title=اﻟﻧﻘل اﻟﺟوي ﻓﻲ اﻟﻘطﺎع اﻟﺣﮐوﻣﻲ إﺣﺻﺎء ﻧﺷﺎط ﺔـ ﻟﺳﻧ 2020|script-title= |url=https://cosit.gov.iq/documents/transportation%20and%20communication/transportation/fullreports/eartrans/%D8%AA%D9%82%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%B1%20%D8%A7%D8%AD%D8%B5%D8%A7%D8%A1%D8%A7%D8%AA%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%86%D9%82%D9%84%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AC%D9%88%D9%8A%202020.pdf|accessdate=2024-06-15 |publisher=Central Organization for Statistics and Information Technology (COSIT)}}</ref> 2021<ref>{{cite web |title=اﻟﻧﻘل اﻟﺟوي ﻓﻲ اﻟﻘطﺎع اﻟﺣﮐوﻣﻲ إﺣﺻﺎء ﻧﺷﺎط ﺔـ ﻟﺳﻧ 2021|script-title= |url=https://cosit.gov.iq/documents/transportation%20and%20communication/transportation/fullreports/eartrans/%D8%AA%D9%82%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%B1%20%D8%A7%D8%AD%D8%B5%D8%A7%D8%A1%D8%A7%D8%AA%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%86%D9%82%D9%84%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AC%D9%88%D9%8A%202021.pdf|accessdate=2024-06-15 |publisher=Central Organization for Statistics and Information Technology (COSIT)}}</ref> and 2022.<ref>{{cite web |title=اﻟﻧﻘل اﻟﺟوي ﻓﻲ اﻟﻘطﺎع اﻟﺣﮐوﻣﻲ إﺣﺻﺎء ﻧﺷﺎط ﺔـ ﻟﺳﻧ 2022|script-title= |url=https://ftp.cosit.gov.iq/documents/transportation%20and%20communication/transportation/fullreports/eartrans/%D9%86%D9%82%D9%84%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AC%D9%88%D9%8A%202022.pdf|accessdate=2024-06-15 |publisher=Central Organization for Statistics and Information Technology (COSIT)}}</ref> | Source: [[Central Organization for Statistics|COSIT]]. Air Transport Activity Statistics, years 2015,<ref>{{cite web |title=اﻟﻧﻘل اﻟﺟوي ﻓﻲ اﻟﻘطﺎع اﻟﺣﮐوﻣﻲ إﺣﺻﺎء ﻧﺷﺎط ﺔـ ﻟﺳﻧ 2015|script-title= |url=https://cosit.gov.iq/documents/transportation%20and%20communication/transportation/fullreports/eartrans/%D8%AA%D9%82%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%B1%20%D8%A7%D8%AD%D8%B5%D8%A7%D8%A1%D8%A7%D8%AA%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%86%D9%82%D9%84%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AC%D9%88%D9%8A%202015.pdf|accessdate=2024-06-15 |publisher=Central Organization for Statistics and Information Technology (COSIT)}}</ref> 2016,<ref>{{cite web |title=اﻟﻧﻘل اﻟﺟوي ﻓﻲ اﻟﻘطﺎع اﻟﺣﮐوﻣﻲ إﺣﺻﺎء ﻧﺷﺎط ﺔـ ﻟﺳﻧ 2016|script-title= |url=https://www.cosit.gov.iq/documents/transportation%20and%20communication/transportation/fullreports/eartrans/%D8%AA%D9%82%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%B1%20%D8%A7%D8%AD%D8%B5%D8%A7%D8%A1%D8%A7%D8%AA%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%86%D9%82%D9%84%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AC%D9%88%D9%8A%20%202016%20.pdf|accessdate=2024-06-15 |publisher=Central Organization for Statistics and Information Technology (COSIT)}}</ref> 2017,<ref>{{cite web |title=اﻟﻧﻘل اﻟﺟوي ﻓﻲ اﻟﻘطﺎع اﻟﺣﮐوﻣﻲ إﺣﺻﺎء ﻧﺷﺎط ﺔـ ﻟﺳﻧ 2017|script-title= |url=https://cosit.gov.iq/documents/transportation%20and%20communication/transportation/fullreports/eartrans/%D8%AA%D9%82%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%B1%20%D8%A7%D8%AD%D8%B5%D8%A7%D8%A1%D8%A7%D8%AA%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%86%D9%82%D9%84%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AC%D9%88%D9%8A%20%D9%84%D8%B3%D9%86%D8%A9%202017.pdf|accessdate=2024-06-15 |publisher=Central Organization for Statistics and Information Technology (COSIT)}}</ref> 2018,<ref>{{cite web |title=اﻟﻧﻘل اﻟﺟوي ﻓﻲ اﻟﻘطﺎع اﻟﺣﮐوﻣﻲ إﺣﺻﺎء ﻧﺷﺎط ﺔـ ﻟﺳﻧ 2018|script-title= |url=https://www.cosit.gov.iq/documents/transportation%20and%20communication/transportation/fullreports/eartrans/%D8%AA%D9%82%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%B1%20%D8%A7%D8%AD%D8%B5%D8%A7%D8%A1%D8%A7%D8%AA%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%86%D9%82%D9%84%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AC%D9%88%D9%8A%20%202018%20.pdf|accessdate=2024-06-15 |publisher=Central Organization for Statistics and Information Technology (COSIT)}}</ref> 2019,<ref>{{cite web |title=اﻟﻧﻘل اﻟﺟوي ﻓﻲ اﻟﻘطﺎع اﻟﺣﮐوﻣﻲ إﺣﺻﺎء ﻧﺷﺎط ﺔـ ﻟﺳﻧ 2019|script-title= |url=https://cosit.gov.iq/documents/transportation%20and%20communication/transportation/fullreports/eartrans/%D8%AA%D9%82%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%B1%20%D8%A7%D8%AD%D8%B5%D8%A7%D8%A1%D8%A7%D8%AA%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%86%D9%82%D9%84%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AC%D9%88%D9%8A%202019-2.pdf|accessdate=2024-06-15 |publisher=Central Organization for Statistics and Information Technology (COSIT)}}</ref> 2020,<ref>{{cite web |title=اﻟﻧﻘل اﻟﺟوي ﻓﻲ اﻟﻘطﺎع اﻟﺣﮐوﻣﻲ إﺣﺻﺎء ﻧﺷﺎط ﺔـ ﻟﺳﻧ 2020|script-title= |url=https://cosit.gov.iq/documents/transportation%20and%20communication/transportation/fullreports/eartrans/%D8%AA%D9%82%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%B1%20%D8%A7%D8%AD%D8%B5%D8%A7%D8%A1%D8%A7%D8%AA%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%86%D9%82%D9%84%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AC%D9%88%D9%8A%202020.pdf|accessdate=2024-06-15 |publisher=Central Organization for Statistics and Information Technology (COSIT)}}</ref> 2021<ref>{{cite web |title=اﻟﻧﻘل اﻟﺟوي ﻓﻲ اﻟﻘطﺎع اﻟﺣﮐوﻣﻲ إﺣﺻﺎء ﻧﺷﺎط ﺔـ ﻟﺳﻧ 2021|script-title= |url=https://cosit.gov.iq/documents/transportation%20and%20communication/transportation/fullreports/eartrans/%D8%AA%D9%82%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%B1%20%D8%A7%D8%AD%D8%B5%D8%A7%D8%A1%D8%A7%D8%AA%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%86%D9%82%D9%84%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AC%D9%88%D9%8A%202021.pdf|accessdate=2024-06-15 |publisher=Central Organization for Statistics and Information Technology (COSIT)}}</ref> and 2022.<ref>{{cite web|title=اﻟﻧﻘل اﻟﺟوي ﻓﻲ اﻟﻘطﺎع اﻟﺣﮐوﻣﻲ إﺣﺻﺎء ﻧﺷﺎط ﺔـ ﻟﺳﻧ 2022|script-title=|url=https://ftp.cosit.gov.iq/documents/transportation%20and%20communication/transportation/fullreports/eartrans/%D9%86%D9%82%D9%84%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AC%D9%88%D9%8A%202022.pdf|accessdate=2024-06-15|publisher=Central Organization for Statistics and Information Technology (COSIT)|archive-date=16 June 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240616001052/https://ftp.cosit.gov.iq/documents/transportation%20and%20communication/transportation/fullreports/eartrans/%D9%86%D9%82%D9%84%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AC%D9%88%D9%8A%202022.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref> | ||
Historical Statistics from “Airports of the World”.<ref name=":3" /> | |||
{| class="wikitable" | |||
|+ | |||
!Year | |||
!Passengers (Terminal) | |||
!Cargo (tonnes) | |||
!Transport Movements | |||
|- | |||
|1970 | |||
|200,998 | |||
|3,457 | |||
|6,402 | |||
|- | |||
|1975 | |||
|605,052 | |||
|17,750 | |||
|10,674 | |||
|- | |||
|1976 | |||
|822,951 | |||
|14,124 | |||
|14,739 | |||
|- | |||
|1977 | |||
|1,007,000* | |||
|15,568 | |||
|14,505 | |||
|} | |||
<nowiki>*</nowiki>Rounded figure | |||
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* On 22 November 2003, a [[European Air Transport]] [[Airbus A300B4]] freighter, registered [[2003 Baghdad DHL attempted shootdown incident|OO-DLL]], operating on behalf of [[DHL Aviation]], was hit by an [[SA-14]] 'Grail' missile shortly after takeoff. The airplane lost hydraulic pressure, causing a loss of control. After extending the landing gear to create more drag, the crew piloted the plane using differences in engine thrust and landed the plane with minimal further damage. All three crew survived. After the incident, civilian planes took to routinely performing [[corkscrew landing]]s to minimise the risk of being hit by surface weapons.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-22766888|title=The opinion pollsters who dodged mortar fire and militias|work=BBC News|date=5 June 2013|access-date=4 June 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150925175547/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-22766888|archive-date=25 September 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> | * On 22 November 2003, a [[European Air Transport]] [[Airbus A300B4]] freighter, registered [[2003 Baghdad DHL attempted shootdown incident|OO-DLL]], operating on behalf of [[DHL Aviation]], was hit by an [[SA-14]] 'Grail' missile shortly after takeoff. The airplane lost hydraulic pressure, causing a loss of control. After extending the landing gear to create more drag, the crew piloted the plane using differences in engine thrust and landed the plane with minimal further damage. All three crew survived. After the incident, civilian planes took to routinely performing [[corkscrew landing]]s to minimise the risk of being hit by surface weapons.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-22766888|title=The opinion pollsters who dodged mortar fire and militias|work=BBC News|date=5 June 2013|access-date=4 June 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150925175547/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-22766888|archive-date=25 September 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> | ||
*On 26 January 2015, a [[Flydubai]] [[Boeing 737-800]] flying from [[Dubai]] to Baghdad with 154 passengers on board was hit by [[Firearm|small-arms]] fire on approach to Baghdad International Airport. The plane landed safely.<ref>{{cite journal|title=Boeing Hit by Gunfire in Baghdad|journal=Airliner World|date=March 2015|page=83}}</ref> One passenger was injured when at least three bullets struck the plane. After the incident, [[UAE]] carriers [[FlyDubai]] and [[Emirates (airline)|Emirates]] suspended their flights from [[Dubai]] to Baghdad. Flights by [[Turkish Airlines]] and [[Royal Jordanian]] were also temporarily suspended.<ref name="auto"/> | *On 26 January 2015, a [[Flydubai]] [[Boeing 737-800]] flying from [[Dubai]] to Baghdad with 154 passengers on board was hit by [[Firearm|small-arms]] fire on approach to Baghdad International Airport. The plane landed safely.<ref>{{cite journal|title=Boeing Hit by Gunfire in Baghdad|journal=Airliner World|date=March 2015|page=83}}</ref> One passenger was injured when at least three bullets struck the plane. After the incident, [[UAE]] carriers [[FlyDubai]] and [[Emirates (airline)|Emirates]] suspended their flights from [[Dubai]] to Baghdad. Flights by [[Turkish Airlines]] and [[Royal Jordanian]] were also temporarily suspended.<ref name="auto"/> | ||
*On 3 January 2020, a [[2020 Baghdad International Airport airstrike|U.S. drone strike]] killed [[Qasem Soleimani]], leader of [[Iran]]'s [[Quds Force]], and [[Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis]], deputy commander of the [[Popular Mobilization Forces]], as their convoy left the airport on or near [[Baghdad Airport Road]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2020-01-02/irans-soleimani-and-iraqs-muhandis-killed-in-air-strike-militia-spokesman |title=Archived copy |access-date=3 January 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200103034718/https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2020-01-02/irans-soleimani-and-iraqs-muhandis-killed-in-air-strike-militia-spokesman |archive-date=3 January 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/iran-quds-force-head-qassem-soleimani-killed-in-baghdad-strike-iraqi-tv/ |title=US kills powerful Iranian general Qassem Soleimani in Baghdad airstrike |website=[[The Times of Israel]] |access-date=3 January 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200103051222/https://www.timesofisrael.com/iran-quds-force-head-qassem-soleimani-killed-in-baghdad-strike-iraqi-tv/ |archive-date=3 January 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/02/world/middleeast/qassem-soleimani-iraq-iran-attack.html |title=U.S. Strike in Iraq Kills Qassim Suleimani, Commander of Iranian Forces |last1=Crowley |first1=Michael |date=2 January 2020 |work=[[The New York Times]] |access-date=3 January 2020 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200103022034/https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/02/world/middleeast/qassem-soleimani-iraq-iran-attack.html |archive-date=3 January 2020 |last2=Hassan |first2=Falih |last3=Schmitt |first3=Eric}}</ref> | *On 3 January 2020, a [[2020 Baghdad International Airport airstrike|U.S. drone strike]] killed [[Qasem Soleimani]], leader of [[Iran]]'s [[Quds Force]], and [[Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis]], deputy commander of the [[Popular Mobilization Forces]], as their convoy left the airport on or near [[Baghdad Airport Road]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2020-01-02/irans-soleimani-and-iraqs-muhandis-killed-in-air-strike-militia-spokesman |title=Archived copy |access-date=3 January 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200103034718/https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2020-01-02/irans-soleimani-and-iraqs-muhandis-killed-in-air-strike-militia-spokesman |archive-date=3 January 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/iran-quds-force-head-qassem-soleimani-killed-in-baghdad-strike-iraqi-tv/ |title=US kills powerful Iranian general Qassem Soleimani in Baghdad airstrike |website=[[The Times of Israel]] |date=3 January 2020 |access-date=3 January 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200103051222/https://www.timesofisrael.com/iran-quds-force-head-qassem-soleimani-killed-in-baghdad-strike-iraqi-tv/ |archive-date=3 January 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/02/world/middleeast/qassem-soleimani-iraq-iran-attack.html |title=U.S. Strike in Iraq Kills Qassim Suleimani, Commander of Iranian Forces |last1=Crowley |first1=Michael |date=2 January 2020 |work=[[The New York Times]] |access-date=3 January 2020 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200103022034/https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/02/world/middleeast/qassem-soleimani-iraq-iran-attack.html |archive-date=3 January 2020 |last2=Hassan |first2=Falih |last3=Schmitt |first3=Eric}}</ref> | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
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*[http://www.baghdad-airport.com/ Baghdad Airport Arrivals and Departures ] (non-official website) | *[http://www.baghdad-airport.com/ Baghdad Airport Arrivals and Departures ] (non-official website) | ||
*[http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/iraq/saddam-iap.htm Globalsecurity.org profile] | *[http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/iraq/saddam-iap.htm Globalsecurity.org profile] | ||
*[ | *[https://www.csmonitor.com/2003/1009/p01s05-woiq.html Christian Science Monitor article on reconstruction, October 2003] | ||
*[http://carynorton.com/the-loneliest-airport Extensive photographs of Baghdad Airport – 12.07.2004] | *[http://carynorton.com/the-loneliest-airport Extensive photographs of Baghdad Airport – 12.07.2004] | ||
*{{ASN|BGW}} | *{{ASN|BGW}} | ||
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Baghdad International Airport (Template:Comma separated entries) (Template:Langx), previously known as Saddam International Airport (Template:Comma separated entries) is an international airport serving Baghdad, the capital of Iraq. It is located in a suburb about Script error: No such module "convert". west of the downtown in the Baghdad Governorate. Currently, it is the largest and busiest airport in Iraq, with approximately 8 million passengers annually, offering flights to more than 35 destinations.[1]
The construction of today's three terminals began in 1979, under the regime of Saddam Hussein. However, the inauguration of the airport was delayed during the Iran–Iraq War. The airport was opened in 1982. It ceased commercial operations after sanctions were imposed against Iraq during the Gulf War. Only a few planes operated, mainly carrying humanitarian aid. On 17 August 2000, the airport reopened with commercial flights from Jordan, Syria and Lebanon.[2][3] During the invasion of Iraq in 2003, the airport was the scene of heavily intense fighting between the United-States-led coalition forces and the Iraqi military. The airport thereafter fell in control of coalition forces and was closed for renovation. It later adopted its current name and resumed operations. The airport and surrounding vicinity were subjected to attacks and site of clashes between militants and the U.S. forces.
History
Before the airport
The Baghdad West Aerodrome, which would later be known as Al-Muthanna Airport was made available for civilian flights of Imperial Airways on April 1, 1929.[4]
Until 1970, Al Muthanna Airport or Muthenna Air Base was the main airport of Baghdad.[5]
Construction (Original)
The new airport was to be located 10 and a half miles southwest of the Al Muthanna Airport.[6]
Work began on the airport in August 1965 due to the older Baghdad West Airport declining in passenger numbers due to its lack of facilities, and the runway (now Runway 15R/33L) and apron had been completed by early 1966. An interim passenger building was to be completed initially, before the construction of a larger airport terminal, and when the new terminal would be completed, the interim terminal would be converted into a cargo terminal. Originally, the airport was supposed to be completed by 1968. The airport cost £15-20 million.[6]
The interim terminal contained a restaurant and 2 floors, airline offices, a combined transit and departure lounge, an arrival lounge, customs’ halls and a large concourse. At ground level, the terminal had an area of 43,000 square feet.[6]
The newer terminal was to have a single pier handling 8 aircraft, and the interim terminal, now a cargo terminal would have 5 extra aircraft parking stands next to it. The airport complex was to have 25 buildings and facilities, such as the main terminal, the Iraqi Airways headquarters, the control and communications building, and the cargo terminal once the plan would be fully completed. The control and communications building was to be located 3,300 feet northwest of the terminal. It would be a two-story building with a central tower containing the control room. The HQ of Iraqi Airways was to have 8 floors consisting largely of offices and two single-story units, one of which containing a staff canteen and kitchen while the other having welfare facilities. A massive hangar built for Iraqi Airways would be built, it would be built from reinforced concrete with giant cantilever beams and have an area of 54,000 square feet. It would have multiple workshops and stores together with all the necessary process shops for the maintenance and servicing of modern aircraft. An Iraqi Airways operations wing would also be built as a two story building. Meanwhile, a 3 lane highway was built to access the airport and the entire project was the responsibility of the Iraqi Director-General of Roads and Bridges. All of these facilities would make the airport capable of being one of the best in the Middle East.[6]
Sir Basil Spence designed the never built permanent terminal with 8 gates as a Consultant Architect for the engineering firm Sir Alexander Gibb & Partners.[7]
A Romanian state enterprise, Technoexport, was involved in performing all the main contract work other than the radio installations and the electronics.[6]
The plans for the permanent terminal with 1 pier with 8 aircraft gates was cancelled and shelved, but the original illustrations of both the interim terminal and the terminal are archived. The illustrations were made in 1967. The building would have been a rectangular block with a huge canopy porch and large pyramid-shaped skylights. A distinctive crescent-shaped sculptural motif with square-patterned tiles on its underside was planned for the roof. Spence was interested in adapting ancient forms of Sumerian writing to achieve a texture on the walls of the airport. He wanted the interior to be largely of luxurious marble stone but by 1969 was concerned that due to spiralling costs this might have to be abandoned in favour of local materials.[7]
Opening
Contrary to popular belief, in January 1970, the airport opened as Baghdad International Airport with one 10,827 foot concrete runway (now 15R/33L).[8]
The airport handled 26 airlines in 1978 and was the main base of Iraqi Airways, the IATA code was BGW and the ICAO code was ORBB.[8]
Expansion
The new terminals were developed under a consortium led by French company Spie Batignolles under an agreement made in 1979.[9] The Iran–Iraq War delayed full opening of the new airport terminals until 1982.[9] It was renamed as Saddam International Airport, bearing the name of then-Iraqi President Saddam Hussein.[9]
Closer to Baghdad than the older runway, a new runway, 15L/33R begun construction with a length of 13,123 feet or 4,000 meters.
The access road to the interim terminal was partially demolished so that Runway 15L/33R could be built.
Most of Baghdad's civilian flights stopped in 1991,[10] when the United Nations imposed restrictions on Iraq after its invasion of Kuwait. After the Persian Gulf War, a no-fly zone imposed on Iraq by the United States and the United Kingdom meant that Iraqi Airways was only able to continue domestic flights for limited periods.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". Occasional international charter flights carrying medicine, aid workers, and government officials were allowed into Baghdad.[11] Royal Jordanian Airlines operated regular flights from Amman to Baghdad.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
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2003–2005 (U.S. occupation)
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In 2003, United States-led Coalition forces invaded Iraq. In early April, they moved into Baghdad, took control of the airport, and changed its name to the original name of the airport, Baghdad International Airport.[12] The ICAO code for the airport consequently changed from ORBS to ORBI. The IATA code also changed from SDA to BGW, which had previously referred to all Baghdad airports, and before that to Al Muthana Airport when Saddam Hussein was in power.
In July 2003, the airport resumed civilian flights for the first time since 1991.[10]
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2005–2011
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2012-Present
Baghdad Airport Road, connecting the airport to the Green Zone, once a dangerous route full of IEDs, was refurbished in 2014 with palm trees, manicured lawns, and a fountain, with Turkish assistance.[13]
Since the end of the war, the region surrounding the airport alongside the Airport Road, has emerged as an investment destination in Baghdad.
On 1 May 2023, the Iraqi government under Mohammed Shia' Al Sudani approved 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 the International Finance Corporation.
Military use
A separate enclave within the airport houses the New Al Muthana Air Base, where the Iraqi Air Force's 23rd Squadron is based, operating three Lockheed C-130E Hercules transport aircraft. The base is also home to a number of Sukhoi Su-25 attack aircraft.[14]
Sather Air Base, or Camp Sather, was a United States Air Force base on the west side of the airport from 2003 to 2011. It was named in memory of Combat Controller Staff Sergeant Scott Sather, the first enlisted airman to die in Operation Iraqi Freedom. Sather was awarded the Bronze Star Medal with Valor for his leadership of a 24th Special Tactics Squadron reconnaissance task force during the initial stages of the 2003 U.S. invasion.[15]
Airport developments
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.[16]
Airlines and destinations
Passenger
Cargo
Statistics
| 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 | Decrease 5.9% | 18,903.1 | Increase 62.2% | 16,858 | Decrease 15.5% |
| 2017 | 3,507,910 | Increase 96.3% | 33,254.8 | Increase 75.9% | 31,342 | Increase 85.1% |
| 2018 | 3,909,709 | Increase 11.5% | 11,027.0 | Decrease 66.8% | 37,751 | Increase 20.4% |
| 2019 | 3,778,578 | Decrease 3.5% | 12,057.7 | Increase 9.3% | 37,265 | Decrease 1.3% |
| 2020 | 928,876 | Decrease 75.4% | 6,105.3 | Decrease 49.4% | 11,301 | Decrease 69.7% |
| 2021 | 2,071,150 | Increase 123.0% | 7,346.7 | Increase 20.3% | 23,678 | Increase 109.5% |
| 2022 | 2,915,052 | Increase 40.7% | 8,803.3 | Increase 19.8% | 32,549 | Increase 37.5% |
Source: COSIT. Air Transport Activity Statistics, years 2015,[17] 2016,[18] 2017,[19] 2018,[20] 2019,[21] 2020,[22] 2021[23] and 2022.[24]
Historical Statistics from “Airports of the World”.[8]
| Year | Passengers (Terminal) | Cargo (tonnes) | Transport Movements |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 200,998 | 3,457 | 6,402 |
| 1975 | 605,052 | 17,750 | 10,674 |
| 1976 | 822,951 | 14,124 | 14,739 |
| 1977 | 1,007,000* | 15,568 | 14,505 |
*Rounded figure
Incidents and accidents
- In February 1991, five aircraft, comprising three Iraqi Government executive jets, plus two Iraqi Airways Tupolev Tu-124Vs (YI-AEL and YI-AEY), were destroyed on the ground at Saddam International Airport by US or allied bombs during the Gulf War.[25][26][27][28][29]
- In June 2000, two Saudi former military officers boarded a plane bound for London and diverted it to Baghdad. They wanted to claim asylum in Iraq, but Iraqi authorities later deported them to Saudi Arabia.[30]
- On 22 November 2003, a European Air Transport Airbus A300B4 freighter, registered OO-DLL, operating on behalf of DHL Aviation, was hit by an SA-14 'Grail' missile shortly after takeoff. The airplane lost hydraulic pressure, causing a loss of control. After extending the landing gear to create more drag, the crew piloted the plane using differences in engine thrust and landed the plane with minimal further damage. All three crew survived. After the incident, civilian planes took to routinely performing corkscrew landings to minimise the risk of being hit by surface weapons.[31]
- On 26 January 2015, a Flydubai Boeing 737-800 flying from Dubai to Baghdad with 154 passengers on board was hit by small-arms fire on approach to Baghdad International Airport. The plane landed safely.[32] One passenger was injured when at least three bullets struck the plane. After the incident, UAE carriers FlyDubai and Emirates suspended their flights from Dubai to Baghdad. Flights by Turkish Airlines and Royal Jordanian were also temporarily suspended.[33]
- On 3 January 2020, a U.S. drone strike killed Qasem Soleimani, leader of Iran's Quds Force, and Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, deputy commander of the Popular Mobilization Forces, as their convoy left the airport on or near Baghdad Airport Road.[34][35][36]
See also
References
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External links
- Baghdad Airport Arrivals and Departures (non-official website)
- Globalsecurity.org profile
- Christian Science Monitor article on reconstruction, October 2003
- Extensive photographs of Baghdad Airport – 12.07.2004
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