Iraqi Airfields The mission of the Air Force is to conduct independent air attacks against enemy targets, to participate in the defense of the country against hostile air action, and to support the Army and Navy by air strikes, reconnaissance, and air supply and transport. Major air bases are located at Al Sahra, Al Taqaddum, Amara New, Baghdad/Muthenna, Balad Southeast, Irbil, Injanah, Jalibah, Karbale Northeast, Kirkuk, Mosul, Najaf, Qayyarah, Rasheed, Safwan, Salman Pak, Salum, Samarra East, Shaibah, Shayka Mazhar, Sabakhu, Tallil, and Ubaydah Bin al Jarrah. There are two major international airports in Iraq, at Baghdad and Basrah: in addition, there are over 100 other airports of varying sizes scattered around the country.
| Airfield |
Type |
Runway Length |
| Al Asad |
Military |
13,055 |
| Al Fathah |
Military |
9,900 |
| Al Iskandariyah New |
Small Civilian |
10,249 |
| Al Jarrah Airbase |
Military |
10,500 |
| Al Mufrash |
putative airport |
|
| Al Muhammadi |
Small Civilian |
10,052 |
| Al Sahra |
Military |
10,000 |
| Al Taji SOC IOC |
Military |
5,500 |
| Al Taqaddum Airbase IOC |
Military |
13,150 |
| Amarah Airbase IOC |
Military |
|
| An Nejef New IOC |
Military |
|
| An Numaniyah |
Military |
|
| Ar Rumaylah Southwest |
Small Civilian |
9,908 |
| Ar Rutbah Highway Strip IOC |
Military |
12,433 |
| As Salman Airbase IOC |
Military |
|
| Az Zubayr Airbase IOC |
Military |
|
| Baghdad Muthenna |
Military |
9,843 |
| Balad Southeast |
Military |
11,515 |
| Baqubah |
Small Civilian |
4,391 |
| Bashiqah |
Small Civilian |
3,530 |
| Bashur |
Civilian |
6,700 |
| Basrah Intl |
Civilian |
13,100 |
| Basrah Maqal |
Civilian |
6,063 |
| Erbil Northwest |
Small Civilian |
9,608 |
| Ghalaysan New |
putative airport |
|
| H1 Airbase IOC |
Military |
9,857 |
| H 2 |
Military |
12,795 |
| H 3 Airbase SOC IOC |
Military Airbase |
10,170 |
| H 3 Northwest |
Military Airfield |
9,700 |
| H 3 Southwest |
Military Airfield |
8,200 |
| H 3 Highway Strip |
Military Dispersal |
9,843 |
| Habbaniyah |
Military |
7,800 |
| Jalibah Southeast |
Military |
9,800 |
| Juwarin Highway Strip |
Military |
|
| K 1 |
Civ/Mil |
6,574 |
| K 2 |
Military |
9,870 |
| Karbala Northeast |
Small Civilian |
9,743 |
| Khan Bani Saad |
Small Civilian |
3,685 |
| Kirkuk Airbase SOC IOC |
Military |
10,719 |
| Kut Al Hayy East |
Military |
9,843 |
| Mosul Airbase IOC |
Military |
8,684 |
| Mudaysis |
Military |
9,800 |
| Nukhayb Airbase IOC |
???? |
|
| Qalat Salih |
Military |
9,800 |
| Qalat Sikar |
Military |
9,700 |
| Qasr Tall Mihl |
Small Civilian |
3,330 |
| Qayyarah South |
Small Civilian |
9,909 |
| Qayyarah West |
Military |
12,075 |
| Radif Al Khafi |
Small Civilian |
13,123 |
| Rasheed |
Military |
8,300 |
| Ruwayshid |
Military |
8,858 |
| Saddam IAP |
Civ/Mil |
13,123 |
| Safwan |
Small Civilian |
9,800 |
| Sahl Sinjar |
Military |
9,800 |
| Salman Pak East IOC |
Military |
9,500 |
| Salum |
Military |
10,000 |
| Samarra East |
Military |
9,800 |
| Sarabadi |
Civilian |
??? |
| Shaibah |
Military |
9,800 |
| Shaykh Hantush Hwy |
Military |
|
| Shaykh Mazhar |
Military |
11,300 |
| Sirsenk |
Small Civilian |
7,744 |
| Subakhu |
Small Civilian |
9,815 |
| Shaykh Jåsim |
putative airport |
|
| Tal Ashtah |
Military |
9,700 |
| Tall Afar |
Small Civilian |
9,839 |
| Tallil Airbase SOC IOC |
Military |
12,142 |
| Tikrit East |
Military |
9,700 |
| Tikrit South |
Civil-Military |
9,100 |
| Tuz Khurmatu |
Military |
9,800 |
| Umm Qasr |
Small Civilian |
|
| Wadi Al Khirr New |
Military |
9,700 |
| Wadi El Murbah Hwy |
putative airport |
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