Al Sahra AAF, Tikrit, Iraq

Location & QuickFacts
Airport Codes
ORSH (ICAO)
Location Tikrit, Iraq
Airport Type C
Longitude/Latitude
N 34° 40' 23.63" / E 043° 32' 34.78"
34.673231, 43.542994
Elevation 451 feet (137 meters)
Magnetic Variation E004174 0408
Communications
Type Name Freq 1 Freq 2 Freq 3 Freq 4 Freq 5
Approach Control KIRKUK APP 129.75
Approach Control BALAD APP 131.9
Ground Control Approach SPEICHER GCA 126.1 139.8 292.925
Pilot To Metro Service SPEICHER METRO 39.875 51.95
Command Post COMD POST 123.335 129.575 235.4 226.35
Tower SPEICHER TWR 118.5 121.975 335.3
Runway Information
Runway 14L/32R
Dimensions 7,341 x 165 ft (2238 x 50 m)
Surface Asphalt, asphaltic concrete, tar macadam, or bitumen bound macadam.
PCN 037RBWT
14L 32R
Heading (Mag/True) 138.0° / 142.0° 318.0° / 322.0°
Latitude N 34° 41' 17.90" N 34° 40' 20.33"
Longitude E 043° 32' 41.95" E 043° 33' 35.52"
Elevation / TDZE 438 ft / 438.0 ft 427 ft / 434.0 ft
Displaced Threshold 0 ft 0 ft
Slope -0.1° 0.1°
Declared Distances Takeoff: 7341 ft
Landing: 7341 ft
Takeoff: 7341 ft
Landing: 7341 ft
Runway 14R/32L
Dimensions 10,225 x 150 ft (3117 x 46 m)
Surface Concrete.
PCN 022RBWT
14R 32L
Heading (Mag/True) 138.0° / 143.0° 318.0° / 323.0°
Latitude N 34° 40' 45.41" N 34° 39' 25.22"
Longitude E 043° 31' 33.09" E 043° 32' 47.68"
Elevation / TDZE 451 ft / U ft 431 ft / U ft
Displaced Threshold 0 ft 0 ft
Slope -0.2° 0.2°
Declared Distances Takeoff: 10225 ft
Landing: 10225 ft
Takeoff: 10225 ft
Landing: 10225 ft
Remarks
  • [CAUTION]
    Rwy are 6584' apart. Twy A, F and portion of G W of Rwy 32L rstd to R/W only unless prior coord with twr and afld mgr. Twy D, N and S fingers rstd to R/W only. Acft are required to use inboard eng only on all twy to ctl FOD. Rwy and twy lgt
  • [CAUTION]
    are solar and freq intmt, use caution dur all phases of flt and taxi. All C130 and larger acft will perform 180 turns on conc TD areas to avoid turning movements on asphalt. All acft will use headlights dur hr of darkness for taxi. Multip
  • [CAUTION]
    le crane opr on afld and around base with max ht of 100 ft. When left raised, cranes are often not lgtd at ngt. Dur IMC cond, IFR dep N/A. Depression on Rwy 32L app end 900 ft fr thld. Twy Bravo (btw twy Golf and Echo) is rstd to R/W acft
  • [CAUTION]
    only.
  • [FUEL]
    No fuel for F/W acft.
  • [LGT]
    Rwy 14R/32L and Rwy 14L/32R has solar lgts.
  • [MISC]
    No FLIP, COMSEC stor, or FPL capabilities. Wheeled acft auth based on tfc and ATC rqr to conduct practice TD maneuvers to Rwy 14L/32R. R/W tfc will ensure TD is 500 ft past rwy thld unless otherwise rstd. ATC will terminate 500 ft prior to
  • [MISC]
    dep end of rwy. R/W gnd taxi auth only in vcnty of S fingers and on Speicher 2 due to UAS OPS. Afld mgr DSN 318-845-6203, sVOIP-302-242-1423.
  • [RSTD]
    Arpt PPR for all tran civ F/W acft and mil F/W acft not in the Global Decision Support System (GDSS). PPR good for +/- 30 min fr PPR apvl time. Fone coord is rqr for PPR outside of block time. Civ F/W acft not issued a PPR may be turned awa
  • [RSTD]
    y or met by security forces. RAMCC will cont to slot civ acft UFN. Email RAMCC.IRAQ@AUAB.CENTAF.AF.MIL DSN 318-436-5182. RAMCC no longer issues slot time for mil acft. Mil PPR may be issued on short notice but advance notice is presumed an
  • [RSTD]
    d will be exp. All mil PPR also serve as slot times. All PPR and chg must be coord with ORSH comd post/JAMOC DSN 318-845-6184, NIPR 332ELRSDET3.CP@IRAQ.CENTCOM.MIL. Civ acft need to ctc RAMCC. Civ PPR rstd to daylt opr unless on AMC tender
  • [RSTD]
    msn. For msn executed in GDSS, planners should not plan msn that will exceed GDSS issuance or revocation.
  • [RWY]
    Ltd twy and rwy signs, solar pwr lgt on signs are intmt. Signs are solar lgtd.