Airports / Iraq / TQD
Al Taqaddum Air Base
ORAT / TQDAl Habbaniyah, IraqELEV 275 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
32 nm
To the nearest alternate
Baghdad International Airport / New Al Muthana Air Base (BGW) — 3 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Located in Al Habbaniyah, Iraq, Al Taqaddum Air Base (ORAT / TQD) operates as a mid-sized airport. The airport sits 275 feet above sea level. 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 TQD for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Baghdad International Airport / New Al Muthana Air Base (BGW, 32 nm), Al Taji Army Air Field (ORTI, 35 nm), and Rasheed Air Base (IQ-0039, 45 nm).
Charter pricing from TQD depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. In directories and search listings it also appears under Tammuz Airbase and Al Fallujah. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Al Habbaniyah.
Field capability
ICAO
ORAT
IATA
TQD
FAA / Local
ORAT
Elevation
275 ft
Coordinates
33.3381° N · 43.5971° 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
Elevation vs Iraq fields
state range 11–2,494 ft
At 275 ft, TQD sits lower than 53% of the 19 Iraq fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 32nmBGWBaghdad International Airport / New Al Muthana Air BaseBaghdad
- 35nmORTIAl Taji Army Air FieldTaji
- 45nmIQ-0039Rasheed Air BaseBaghdad
- 53nmORBDBalad Southeast Airport / Joint Base BaladAl Bakr
- 60nmIQ-0045Samarra East Air Base / Dhuluiya AirportDhuluiya
- 64nmIQAAl Asad Air BaseHīt
Location
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