Airports / Iraq / OSM
Mosul International Airport
ORBM / OSMMosul, IraqELEV 719 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
32 nm
To the nearest alternate
Qayyarah West Airport (RQW) — 3 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Located in Mosul, Iraq, Mosul International Airport (ORBM / OSM) operates as a large commercial airport. Field elevation is 719 feet above sea level. Free of scheduled airline operations, it serves business aviation, charter flights, and local general aviation.
While no charter operators list OSM as their home base, the field is reachable for repositioned charter aircraft from nearby bases. The closest alternate fields are Qayyarah West Airport (RQW, 32 nm), Tall Afar Army Air Field (ORTF, 36 nm), and Erbil International Airport (EBL, 39 nm).
Trip costs from OSM are driven by the aircraft category flown and how far it must reposition. You may also see the field referenced as OSB. Browse operators flying from the area or estimate a trip cost from OSM to plan your flight.
Field capability
ICAO
ORBM
IATA
OSM
FAA / Local
ORBM
Elevation
719 ft
Coordinates
36.3058° N · 43.1474° 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
No
Elevation vs Iraq fields
state range 11–2,494 ft
At 719 ft, OSM sits higher than 63% 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.
- 32nmRQWQayyarah West AirportQayyarah
- 36nmORTFTall Afar Army Air FieldTall Afar
- 39nmEBLErbil International AirportArbil
- 56nmIQ-0042Sahl Sinjar Air Base
- 77nmKIKKirkuk International AirportKirkuk
- 82nmNKTŞırnak Şerafettin Elçi AirportŞırnak
Location
Open the full mapORBM · Mosul International Airport · Mosul, Iraq