Airports / Iraq / BGW
Baghdad International Airport / New Al Muthana Air Base
ORBI / BGWBaghdad, IraqELEV 114 FT
Based operators
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
2 operators
Charter fleet based on the field
More resident charter operators than 58% of the 650 US fields with a based fleet on the register.
13 nm
To the nearest alternate
Rasheed Air Base (IQ-0039) — 4 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Located in Baghdad, Iraq, Baghdad International Airport / New Al Muthana Air Base (ORBI / BGW) operates as a large commercial airport. The airport sits 114 feet above sea level. Alongside scheduled airline service, the airport handles a steady flow of private and charter traffic.
The airport anchors local charter capacity — Al Burhan Airways and Iraq Gate are based here. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Rasheed Air Base (IQ-0039, 13 nm), Al Taji Army Air Field (ORTI, 16 nm), and Al Taqaddum Air Base (TQD, 32 nm).
Charter pricing from BGW depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. In directories and search listings it also appears under SDA and BIAP. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Baghdad.
Field capability
ICAO
ORBI
IATA
BGW
FAA / Local
ORBI
Elevation
114 ft
Coordinates
33.2625° N · 44.2346° 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
Large
Scheduled svc
Yes
Elevation vs Iraq fields
state range 11–2,494 ft
At 114 ft, BGW sits lower than 74% of the 19 Iraq fields on the register.
Based charter operators2
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 13nmIQ-0039Rasheed Air BaseBaghdad
- 16nmORTIAl Taji Army Air FieldTaji
- 32nmTQDAl Taqaddum Air BaseAl Habbaniyah
- 41nmORBDBalad Southeast Airport / Joint Base BaladAl Bakr
- 54nmIQ-0045Samarra East Air Base / Dhuluiya AirportDhuluiya
- 77nmNJFAl Najaf International AirportNajaf
Location
Open the full mapORBI · Baghdad International Airport / New Al Muthana Air Base · Baghdad, Iraq