Information of Baghdad International Airport

Baghdad (changed from ORBS in 2003), Iraq

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Location & QuickFacts

Airport ICAO Code:ORBI
Airport IATA Code:SDA
Longitude/Latitude:E 044° 14' 04.48"/N 33° 15' 45.14"
44.234578/33.262539
Elevation:114 ft / 34.75 m
Location:Baghdad (changed from ORBS in 2003), Iraq
Magnetic Variation:E 4°01.1' (2008-04)
Time Zone:UTC+3(+4DT)

Airport Communications

Type Name Freq 1 Freq 2 Freq 3 Freq 4 Freq 5
Area Control Center BALAD ACC123.52 M274.57 M
Approach Control APP128.2 M242.5 M
Automatic Terminal Information Service ATIS122.9 M
Departure Control DEP128.2 M242.5 M
Ground Control GND121.7 M131.7 M
Pilot To Metro Service METRO/PMSV246.4 M
Command Post KINGFISH HOTEL229.425 M
Radio RDO127.35 M352.375 M
Tower TWR118.7 M275.8 M

Communication Remarks

  • Approach Control - No rdo coverage with Balad APP blw 3000 MSL in the vcnty of ORBI.
  • Radio - Due to hi volume of copter tfc opr lo level in vcnty of arpt, all acft dep arpt and entering cl G airspace shall ctc Baghdad rdo for tfc info.
  • Tower - Lost comm acft ovft rwy of intended ldg at 1000 ft AGL and Dep acft are to ctc APP 128.2.

Runway Information

Runway 15L/33R

Dimension:13124 x 197 ft / 4000.2 x 60.0 m
Surface:Concrete.
  Runway 15L Runway 33R
Longitude:44.231175 / E 044° 13' 52.23"44.252614 / E 044° 15' 09.41"
Latitude:33.283822 / N 33° 17' 01.76"33.252575 / N 33° 15' 09.27"
End Elevation:113.0 ft110.0 ft
Alignment:146.0326.0
Slope:0.00.0
Touchdown Zone Elev.:113.0110.0

Runway 15R/33L

Dimension:10830 x 148 ft / 3301.0 x 45.1 m
Surface:Concrete.
  Runway 15R Runway 33L
Longitude:44.216861 / E 044° 13' 00.70"44.234558 / E 044° 14' 04.41"
Latitude:33.268572 / N 33° 16' 06.86"33.242789 / N 33° 14' 34.04"
End Elevation:114.0 ft113.0 ft
Alignment:146.0326.0
Slope:0.00.0
Touchdown Zone Elev.:114.0113.0

Remarks

Caution - Aircrew shall ck for hung chaff/flares prior to taxi to prk if dispense chaff/flares or rcv indications of. After coord with twr, ck may be cont after exiting rwy. All F/W will display covert lgt within Baghdad airspace. All acft will also
Caution - display overt lgt over rwy, twy and ramp areas. R/W acft will display overt lgt from Bronco, Tusk, Sandy and Warthog fixes into ORBI and out to those pts. Cir E of Rwy 15L/33R proh. Rstd area lctd 1.3 NM E Rwy 33R thld, 0.3 NM rad of N33 15
Caution - .26' E44 16.28'. Sfc to 3000 ft MSL, and 2.0 NM NE of Rwy 15L, 0.3 NM rad of N33 20.42' E44 20.50', sfc to 1500 ft MSL. Hvy caliber frng rng lctd mile W of AMC apron. Spiral arr and dep must remain within 3.5 DME. Rstd area 1 NM NW of Rwy
Caution - 15R thld, 0.4 NM rad of N33 16.82' E44 12.13' sfc to 3000 ft MSL. Exer extreme caution for numerous copter and F/W tfc opr within ORBI class D controlled airspace. All F/W acft dep must maint rwy hdg til at or above 450 ft AGL. F/W acft ar
Caution - r must maint at or above 800 ft AGL on downwind and shall not descend below 450 ft AGL til estab on final app and within 1.25 NM prior to ldg. All arr and dep copter tfc will opr at or below 300 ft AGL while in ORBI class D airspace at all
Caution - times. All acft use extreme caution due to deteriorating afld sfc. Ant 80 ft AGL lctd at N33 16.82' E44 12.13'. Rwy 15L/33R is clsd for routine maint 0700-1000Z every Tue, til 26 Aug 2008. UAS ops in the vcnty, acft use caution on app/dep p
Caution - hases of flt, til 02 Sep 2008. S twy M clsd for routine maint, use caution for men and eqpt working on twy M, twy M1 open for R/W ops only, til 02 Sep 2008. UAS opr in the vcnty Baghdad intl arpt. Acft use caution dur app/dep phase of flt.
Fluid - LHNIT. LOX not avbl mil or civ side.
Fuel - J8-Ltd, A1, A1+ (AVCARD Skylink til 30 Sep 2008). Mil acft rqr in excess of 5500 US gal (40000 lb) fr mil trml must coord with 447 ELRS/LGRF (POL) RCC at DSN 318-446-2319/2321. Failure to coord with POL prior to arr may result in failure to
Fuel - svc the req. PPR apvl does not constitute fuel req apvl. Ltd supply of AVTUR.
Lighting - Rwy 15R/33L solar afld lgt sys, nstd lgt. Copter pads not lgtd on twy M and P.
Miscellanouis - Rwy 15R/33L use not auth for ngt civ arr. Medevac msn will ldg on medevac spot (W of DV1). Req wx fcst using ICAO ident KQTZ. Wx fcst DSN 318-446-2906 avbl H24 Sun-Sat. Wx radar not avbl. Remote wx brief avbl for mil opr H24 via AFCENT Opr
Miscellanouis - Wx Squadron (OWS) DSN 312-965-0907, C +1 (803) 895-0907. All civ contract air carriers must Ctc RAMCC (RAMCC IZ website http://ramcc.dtic.mil/iraq.htm, DSN 318-436-5184, C+974 458 9555 ext 436-5184, e-mail: ramcc.iraq@auab.centaf.af.mil) fo
Miscellanouis - r IZ flt apvl. To call Baghdad, call Al Udeid AB C+974-458-9555. At the tone press 0. When you hear a dial tone enter: 436-9999. For IZ afld press 1 then press 7 for Baghdad. This pro is designed to aid com and does not replace the need for
Miscellanouis - air carriers to Email Baghdad Intl PPR req and IZ slot req to RAMCC IZ. The ctl auth for Baghdad Intl arpt (ORBI) is the IZ civ avn auth (ICAA). All inquiries and correspondence shall be addressed to: Director Aeronautical info svc, Baghda
Miscellanouis - d Intl arpt, Baghdad IZ, C0790-140-3537, Email: IBIAPI@YAHOO.COM. AIP/IZ page GEN 1.1-1 refers.
Restricted - PPR / offl business only for all tran F/W air tasking order asgn msn. Call afld mgmnt at DSN 318-446-2900, email 447aeg.osaa@bdab.afcent.af.mil, for PPR Nr, req will be no earlier than 72 hr but no later than 24 hr. Please wait 1 hr before
Restricted - ctc afld mgr after submission if PPR has not been rcv. All civ and mil acft with haz cargo ctc comd post at least 24 hr prior to arr for coord(447aeg.cp@bdab.centaf.af.mil). All acft that will land and prk at Sather AB (mil side) are rqr to
Restricted - make 20 min inbd call to KINGFISH HOTEL. All F/W R/W ovft 2500 ft W of Rwy 15R/33L proh, sfc to 600 ft AGL. Acft more than 30 min early, given lo priority than on time arr. Coord with KINGFISH HOTEL no later than 20 min prior to ldg. All A
Restricted - N-124 acft will arr Rwy 15L/33R only. AN-124 dep on Rwy 15R/33L must be coord with afld mgr at DSN 318-446-2900. AM OPS has no COMSEC stor avbl. All req to store COMSEC or other classified material will be referred to the group comd post. A
Restricted - ll mil acft req civ ramp prk rqr afld mgr apvl no later than 24 hr prior, DSN 446-2900. All dep F/W acft should call comd post (Kingfish Hotel) for a marshaller.
Runway - All mil acft arr/dep Rwy 15R/33L rstd fr ovft living areas, fuel stor, and HAS areas blw 1000 ft AGL.

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