AirportsBaghdad International Airport / New Al Muthana Air Base is a large airport serving Baghdad, in Baghdad Governorate, Iraq. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is BGW.
Key facts
- IATA code
- BGW
- ICAO code
- ORBI
- City
- Baghdad
- State or region
- Baghdad Governorate
- Country
- Iraq
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 33.2625° N, 44.2346° E
- Elevation
- 35 m (114 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 4,000 m (13,124 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, BGW means Baghdad International Airport / New Al Muthana Air Base. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: ORBI. ICAO codes that begin with O belong to the Middle East, Pakistan and Afghanistan. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 33.2625° N, 44.2346° E. It stands 35 metres (114 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Asia/Baghdad, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Baghdad International Airport / New Al Muthana Air Base has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 4,000 metres (13,124 feet). A runway of this length can take the largest long-distance aircraft. Among the 6 airports of Iraq on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 2.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15L/33R | 4,000 m 13,124 ft | 60 m | Concrete | Yes |
| 15R/33L | 3,301 m 10,830 ft | 45 m | Concrete | not listed |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Al Najaf International AirportNajaf | NJF | 142 km |
| Kirkuk International AirportKirkuk | KIK | 246 km |
| Jalal Talabani International AirportSulaymaniyah | ISU | 274 km |
| Shahid Ashrafi Esfahani AirportKermanshah, Iran | KSH | 296 km |
| Erbil International AirportArbil | EBL | 332 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 3,165 km | 4 h 20 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 3,247 km | 4 h 25 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 1,399 km | 2 h 10 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 4,107 km | 5 h 25 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 9,630 km | 12 h 05 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 12,325 km | 15 h 20 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 7,148 km | 9 h 05 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 8,378 km | 10 h 35 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 13,405 km | 16 h 40 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
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