Iraq
Al-Anbar Governorate
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Al-Asad Airbase

Al-Asad Airbase is an airbase located in of western . It was originally known as Qadisiyah Airbase. It was the second-largest US military airbase in Iraq during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
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  • Type: Aerodrome
  • Description: airbase located in Al Anbar Governorate, Iraq
  • Also known as: “Air Base”, “Al Asad Airbase”, “Ayn Al Asad Airbase”, and “قاعدة القادسية”

Al-Asad Airbase

Latitude
33.79939° or 33° 47′ 58″ north
Longitude
42.43561° or 42° 26′ 8″ east
Elevation
188 metres (617 feet)
Operator
Iraqi Air Force
IATA airport code
IQA
ICAO airport code
ORAA
Open location code
8H54QCXP+Q6
Open­Street­Map ID
way 82693423
Open­Street­Map feature
aeroway=­aerodrome
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­military
Open­Street­Map feature
military=­airfield
Geo­Names ID
8260777
Wiki­data ID
Q4703502
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Al-Asad Airbase” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “قاعدة عين الأسد الجوية”
  • Catalan: “base aèria Al Asad”
  • Cebuano: “Air Base”
  • Central Kurdish: “بنکەی ئاسمانیی عەین ئەلئەسەد”
  • Chinese: “阿萨德空军基地”
  • Chinese: “阿薩德空軍基地”
  • Czech: “Letecká základna Ajn al-Asad”
  • Czech: “základna Ajn al-Asad”
  • French: “Base aérienne Al-Asad”
  • French: “Base aérienne d’Aïn al-Asad”
  • German: “Al Asad Airbase”
  • Hebrew: “בסיס אל אסד”
  • Hebrew: “בסיס חיל האוויר אל-אסד”
  • Italian: “Base aerea Al Asad”
  • Japanese: “アル・アサード”
  • Japanese: “アル・アサード航空基地”
  • Japanese: “アル・アサド空軍基地”
  • Korean: “아인 알 아싸드 공군 기지”
  • Korean: “알 아사드 공군기지”
  • Persian: “پایگاه عین الاسد”
  • Persian: “پایگاه هوایی اسد”
  • Persian: “پایگاه هوایی الاسد”
  • Persian: “پایگاه هوایی عین الاسد”
  • Persian: “عین الاسد”
  • Polish: “Port lotniczy Al Asad”
  • Portuguese: “Base aérea de Al Asad”
  • Russian: “Айн-аль-Асад”
  • Slovenian: “Al Asad Airbase”
  • Slovenian: “Letalsko oporišče Al Asad”
  • South Azerbaijani: “عین الاسد اوچاق ائوی”
  • Spanish: “Base Aérea Al Asad”
  • Swedish: “Air Base”
  • Tajik: “Пойгоҳи ҳавоӣ ол‌асад”
  • Tajik: “Пойгоҳи ҳавоии Ал Асад”
  • Turkish: “Ayn’ül Esad Hava Üssü”
  • Ukrainian: “Повітряна база Аль Асад”

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