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Al Anbar, Iraq

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Location & QuickFacts

Airport ICAO Code:ORAA
Longitude/Latitude:E 042° 26' 28.32"/N 33° 47' 08.19"
42.441200/33.785608
Elevation:618 ft / 188.37 m
Location:Al Anbar, Iraq
Magnetic Variation:E 4°09.3' (2008-04)
Time Zone:UTC+3(+4DT)

Airport Communications

Type Name Freq 1 Freq 2 Freq 3 Freq 4 Freq 5
Approach Control APP127.875 M128.8 M298.025 M239.85 M
Automatic Terminal Information Service ATIS250.925 M
Ground Control GND121.175 M276.775 M232.675 M
Miscellaneous MEDEVAC33.55 M
Operations OPS116.15 M
Pilot To Metro Service METRO244.325 M
Command Post A/DACG298.675 M
Command Post INDY301.75 M
Tower TWR131.225 M147.45 M363.675 M

Communication Remarks

  • Automatic Terminal Information Service - By NOTAM
  • Command Post - Ctc 20 min prior to ldg.

Runway Information

Runway 08/26

Dimension:10125 x 338 ft / 3086.1 x 103.0 m
Surface:Graded or rolled earth, grass on graded earth.
  Runway 08 Runway 26
Longitude:42.411539 / E 042° 24' 41.54"42.444836 / E 042° 26' 41.41"
Latitude:33.772083 / N 33° 46' 19.50"33.772758 / N 33° 46' 21.93"
Alignment:085.0265.0
Slope:UnknownUnknown
Touchdown Zone Elev.:UnknownUnknown

Runway 09L/27R

Dimension:13124 x 197 ft / 4000.2 x 60.0 m
Surface:Asphalt, asphaltic concrete, tar macadam, or bitumen bound macadam.
  Runway 09L Runway 27R
Longitude:42.432975 / E 042° 25' 58.71"42.476153 / E 042° 28' 34.15"
Latitude:33.789489 / N 33° 47' 22.16"33.790425 / N 33° 47' 25.53"
End Elevation:595.0 ft557.0 ft
Alignment:085.0265.0
Slope:-0.30.3
Touchdown Zone Elev.:595.0564.0
Lighting System 1:High Intensity Runway LightsHigh Intensity Runway Lights
Lighting System 2:PAPI - Precision Approach Path IndicatorPAPI - Precision Approach Path Indicator

Runway 09R/27L

Dimension:13123 x 148 ft / 3999.9 x 45.1 m
Surface:Asphalt, asphaltic concrete, tar macadam, or bitumen bound macadam.
  Runway 09R Runway 27L
Longitude:42.406247 / E 042° 24' 22.49"42.449419 / E 042° 26' 57.91"
Latitude:33.780783 / N 33° 46' 50.82"33.781731 / N 33° 46' 54.23"
End Elevation:618.0 ft577.0 ft
Alignment:085.0265.0
Slope:-0.30.3
Touchdown Zone Elev.:618.0585.0
Lighting System 1:High Intensity Runway LightsHigh Intensity Runway Lights
Lighting System 2:OLS - Optical landing SystemOLS - Optical landing System

Remarks

A-GEAR - M31 on 09R/27L in close proximity of rwy edge, C-130 or larger acft tkof and ldg after first 2000 ft.
Caution - Acft taxi dur darkness use posn/formation lgt. Copter avoid ovft of bunker 66 near radio twr NE of Delta and Oscar twy int. 70 ft twr 1 NM NW of afld mrk with red lgt. 125 ft twr lctd 360 rad 2.5 DME fr afld mrk with red bcn. Twr 112 ft AG
Caution - L at N33 48'10.25'' E42 27'23.67'' with red obst lgt. 150 ft twr E of int Delta and Oscar twy. India twy clsd N of Hotel twy.
Fuel - Ltd supply of J8. All tran AMC acft must req fuel 24 hr prior thru Base OPS DSN 318-440-5100. Exp delay due to ltd dispensing equip. Fuel svc not avbl for non-tenant civ acft. Acft encouraged to use hot pits. Acft utilizing hot fuel pits fl
Fuel - w drct by ATC and hot fuel pit taxi directors. Refer afld opr manual and NAVAIR 00-80T-109 avbl on Al Asad website under afld OPS at http://ace.aa.mnf-wiraq.usmc.smil.mil or http://ace.aa.mnf-wiraq.usmc.mil. Failure to comply will result in
Fuel - delay with cold fuel pro.
Lighting - Emerg afld lgt sys (EALS) in use Rwy 09R/27L and 09L/27R. Ea EALS set consists of 1 bar of 5 W hi ints lgt, with the cntr lgt being a sequenced flg lgt. There are 5 bars total, 100 ft btn bars. EALS will be set to hi ints in IMC. Addn edge
Lighting - lgt first 4000 ft of Rwy 09R/27L. Lo brilliance twy edge lgt in use. SS to SR lgt only for NVD opr. Fresnel Lens opr ldg sys (FLOLS) used for trml guidance to Rwy 27L. Tactical (TAC) PAPI left side 09L/27R set at 3 avbl on req only.
Miscellanouis - All aircrew review unclassified NOTAM at https://www.notams.jcs.mil. RNAV GPS apch avbl 09R/27L 09L/27R for mil contract carriers only. Copter RNAV pro avbl thru www.us.army.mil, see DINS attn ntc all Rgn EUR or PAC for downloading instr. A
Miscellanouis - ll flts inbd to A/DACG ctc 298.675 nlt 20 min prior to ldg. If unfamiliar with afld req progressive taxi.
Restricted - PPR req for all civ/mil acft incl those on ATO. F/W acft not issued PPR may be turned away or met by security forces. All R/W and F/W acft with DV code 7 or hi will also req PPR. RAMCC will provide slot time for all civ acft. Agcy must obta
Restricted - in PPR prior to entry into IZ. RAMCC no longer issues slot times for mil acft. PPR for mil F/W acft serve as slot time. Mil slot times +/-30 min from PPR ETA/ETD cntc Base OPS at DSN 318-440-5100 to update ASAP or e-mail: alasadppr@aa.mnf-w
Restricted - iraq.usmc.mil or alasadppr@aa.mnf-wiraq.usmc.smil.mil. PPR issued within 6 hr ntc will not be guaranteed priority handling and may be delayed. Acft are rqr to use inboard eng only on twy to ctl FOD.
Runway - Ltd twy and rwy signage. Dist remaining mrk avbl.
Traffic Pattern - Carrier breaks are not auth. Overhead initial lctd 5 NM fr apch rwy in use at or abv 4000 ft descend to at or abv 2700 ft by apch end of rwy. Break S and when wings level on downwind descend to 1600 ft. All acft to remain S of Alpha twy unl
Traffic Pattern - ess directed by ATC.

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