Airports / Iraq / IQ-0042
Field standing
28 nm
To the nearest alternate
Tall Afar Army Air Field (ORTF) — 2 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Sahl Sinjar Air Base, listed as IQ-0042, is a mid-sized airport in Iraq. With no scheduled airline service, it caters to private, charter, and general aviation traffic.
No charter operator is headquartered on the field, but operators routinely position aircraft into IQ-0042 for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Tall Afar Army Air Field (ORTF, 28 nm), Qayyarah West Airport (RQW, 48 nm), and Mosul International Airport (OSM, 56 nm).
Charter pricing from IQ-0042 depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from IQ-0042.
Field capability
ICAO
IQ-0042
IATA
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FAA / Local
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Elevation
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Coordinates
35.8593° N · 42.1421° 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.
- 28nmORTFTall Afar Army Air FieldTall Afar
- 48nmRQWQayyarah West AirportQayyarah
- 56nmOSMMosul International AirportMosul
- 83nmKACQamishli International AirportQamishli
- 90nmEBLErbil International AirportArbil
- 90nmNKTŞırnak Şerafettin Elçi AirportŞırnak
Location
Open the full mapIQ-0042 · Sahl Sinjar Air Base