Mosul International Airport
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Mosul International Airport | |||
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IATA: OSB - ICAO: ORBM | |||
Summary | |||
Airport type | Military | ||
Operator | United States Army | ||
Serves | Mosul | ||
Elevation AMSL | 719 ft (216 m) | ||
Coordinates | |||
Runways | |||
Direction | Length | Surface | |
ft | m | ||
15/33 | 8,695 | 2,650 | Concrete |
Mosul International Airport (IATA: OSM, ICAO: ORBM) is an airport located at Mosul, Iraq, a concrete runway. Originally built in the 1920's as a military base by Great Britain, it became a civil airport in 1992 with the construction of a new terminal. After undergoing major renovations to be able to reach international standards and category 1 status, it reopened as a civilian airport on December 2, 2007. Iraqi Airways currently serves it domestically.
[edit] External links
- Mosul International Airport at Global Security
- Mosul International Airport receives $10.3 million for upgrades
- Airport information for ORBM at World Aero Data