Airports / Iraq / NJF
Al Najaf International Airport
ORNI / NJFNajaf, IraqELEV 103 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
75 nm
To the nearest alternate
Ubaydah Bin Al Jarrah Airport (ORUB).
Overview
Located in Najaf, Iraq, Al Najaf International Airport (ORNI / NJF) operates as a large commercial airport. The airport sits 103 feet above sea level. Alongside scheduled airline service, the airport handles a steady flow of private and charter traffic.
No charter operator is headquartered on the field, but operators routinely position aircraft into NJF for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Ubaydah Bin Al Jarrah Airport (ORUB, 75 nm), Baghdad International Airport / New Al Muthana Air Base (BGW, 77 nm), and Rasheed Air Base (IQ-0039, 77 nm).
Charter pricing from NJF depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Najaf.
Field capability
ICAO
ORNI
IATA
NJF
FAA / Local
ORNI
Elevation
103 ft
Coordinates
31.9911° N · 44.4050° 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 103 ft, NJF sits lower than 79% 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.
- 75nmORUBUbaydah Bin Al Jarrah AirportAl Kut
- 77nmBGWBaghdad International Airport / New Al Muthana Air BaseBaghdad
- 77nmIQ-0039Rasheed Air BaseBaghdad
- 91nmTQDAl Taqaddum Air BaseAl Habbaniyah
- 92nmORTIAl Taji Army Air FieldTaji
- 101nmIQ-0030Kut Al Hayy East Air Base
Location
Open the full mapORNI · Al Najaf International Airport · Najaf, Iraq