Airports / Iraq / IQ-0040
Field standing
32 nm
To the nearest alternate
H3 Southwest Air Base (IQ-0021) — 4 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Ruwayshid Air Base (IQ-0040) sits in Iraq, where it functions as a mid-sized airport. The field has no airline schedules, which keeps it focused on private and general aviation flying.
IQ-0040 has no resident charter fleet; trips here are typically flown by operators repositioning from surrounding airports. Useful alternates include H3 Southwest Air Base (IQ-0021, 32 nm), H3 Air Base (IQ-0018, 44 nm), and H3 Northwest AFB (IQ-0020, 47 nm).
Quotes for flights out of IQ-0040 vary with aircraft type, repositioning, and schedule flexibility. Use the cost estimator to model a trip from IQ-0040, or browse verified operators serving the area.
Field capability
ICAO
IQ-0040
IATA
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FAA / Local
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Elevation
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Coordinates
32.4061° N · 39.1236° E
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Medium
Scheduled svc
No
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 32nmIQ-0021H3 Southwest Air Base
- 44nmIQ-0018H3 Air Base
- 47nmIQ-0020H3 Northwest AFB
- 47nmTUITuraif Domestic AirportTuraif
- 94nmIQ-0017H2 Air Base
- 111nmURYGurayat Domestic AirportGurayat
Location
Open the full mapIQ-0040 · Ruwayshid Air Base