Basra International Airport

Compiled by Bill Gao

Basra, Basra Governorate (Iraq)

IATA: BSR ICAO: ORMM

Longest Active Runway

13,124 ft

4,000 meters

Field Elevation

11 ft

3 m MSL

Runway Inventory

1 active

Lighted / Paved

Coordinates & Class

30.5491°, 47.6621°

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

#97 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 BGW · #5 of 11 in full national registry

vs Large Airport Median

+31.2%

Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 BSR in numbers: 13,124 ft longest runway · tied #51 of 650 published · #97 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)

BSR lies at 3 m (11 ft), #621 of 650 published airports by elevation and 4.9 percentile among 7,558 worldwide. It is 103 ft below the Iraq median (114 ft, 3 airports); EBL is highest at 1,341 ft, 1,330 ft higher than BSR.

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Regional Density & Alternates (100 NM)

3 Qualifying Aerodromes in Vicinity

Closest of 3 paved-runway (≥5,000 ft) neighbours within 100 NM: Abadan Ayatollah Jami International Airport (ABD), 31.3 NM, 10,169 ft. Next: AWZ 73.8 NM, KWI 81.1 NM. KWI has the radius's longest runway, 1,902 ft more than BSR.

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Runway Inventory & National Standing

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

BSR runway: 14/32 13,124 × 148 ft concrete (con). National standing: tied #2 of 3 in Iraq with BGW 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
14/32	13,124 ft (4000 m / 4.000 km)	148 ft (45m)	`Concrete (CON)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active

🧭 Comparative Aerodromes (100 NM Radius, ≥5,000 ft Paved)

Great-circle Haversine spatial proximity matching for commercial facilities with paved runway capacity within 100 NM.

Aerodrome Name	IATA	Distance	Longest Runway	Lighting
Abadan Ayatollah Jami International Airport (Abadan)	`ABD`	31.3 NM (58 km)	10,169 ft	✅ Lighted
Qasem Soleimani International Airport (Ahvaz)	`AWZ`	73.8 NM (136.7 km)	11,149 ft	✅ Lighted
Kuwait International Airport (Kuwait City)	`KWI`	81.1 NM (150.2 km)	15,026 ft	✅ Lighted

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