Baghdad International Airport

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.

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
Map
BGW Location of airport in Iraq
Runways
Direction 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[1][2]

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.^[3][4]