Baghdad International Airport / New Al Muthana Air Base

Compiled by Bill Gao

Baghdad, Baghdad Governorate (Iraq)

IATA: BGW ICAO: ORBI

Longest Active Runway

13,124 ft

4,000 meters

Field Elevation

114 ft

35 m MSL

Runway Inventory

2 active

Lighted / Paved

Coordinates & Class

33.2625°, 44.2346°

LARGE AIRPORT

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Multi-Universe Rankings & Statistical Standing

How ranks work →

RunwayFacts Published Dataset

tied #51 of 650

In curated primary commercial index

Global Commercial Universe

#95 of 7558

Top 1.3% percentile worldwide

For airports with equal runway length, the worldwide order does not indicate a length difference.

National Standing (Iraq)

tied #2 of 3 in IQ

same length as BSR · #4 of 11 in full national registry

vs Large Airport Median

+31.2%

Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 BGW in numbers: 13,124 ft longest runway · tied #51 of 650 published · #95 of 7,558 worldwide (top 1.3%) · tied #2 in Iraq.

🔬 Operational & Aerodrome Engineering Comparative Analysis

Longest runway ≥10,500 ft

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Elevation & National Context

Lowland Aerodrome (<2,000 ft)

BGW lies at 35 m (114 ft), #427 of 650 published airports by elevation and 29.6 percentile among 7,558 worldwide. It is equal to the Iraq median; EBL is highest at 1,341 ft, 1,227 ft higher than BGW.

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Regional Density & Alternates (100 NM)

0 Qualifying Aerodromes in Vicinity

No published neighbour with a paved runway of 5,000 ft or more within 100 NM of BGW. Nearest published airport: Erbil International Airport (EBL), 179 NM, 15,748 ft (2,624 ft longer than BGW); 2 within 250 NM.

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Runway Inventory & National Standing

Primary Runway: 13,124 ft (4,000 m)

BGW runways: 15L/33R 13,124 × 197 ft concrete (con); 15R/33L 10,830 × 148 ft concrete (con). National standing: tied #2 of 3 in Iraq with BSR at 13,124 ft; EBL leads by 2,624 ft (15,748 ft). +31.2% vs the 10,000 ft baseline.

🛫 Physical Runway Inventory & Surface Engineering

Runway Designator	Length (ft / m)	Width (ft / m)	Surface Material	Lighting	Status
15L/33R	13,124 ft (4000 m / 4.000 km)	197 ft (60m)	`Concrete (CON)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active
15R/33L	10,830 ft (3301 m / 3.301 km)	148 ft (45m)	`Concrete (CON)`	❌ Unlighted	✅ Active

🛡️ Source: OurAirports Open Aviation Database, snapshot 2026-09-01 · Provenance →