OurAirports: Comments on airports in Iraq

[ORER] "CONTACT INFORMATION" by Anonymous Flier

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 03:21:12 -0500

Comment by an Anonymous Flier on Erbil International Airport, Iraq:

It would be a great service to provide contact information for airport manager, air traffic conrol tower, director of air traffic, etc.

[ORKK] "re: also has KQTX code" by Anonymous Flier

Sun, 31 Jul 2011 09:12:51 -0400

Comment by an Anonymous Flier on Kirkuk Air Base, Iraq:

Reply to @ptomblin: This is correct. "KQ" ICAOs are reserved for DoD use. You'll see KQs for the US weather stations in Iraq, Afghanistan, anywhere the US is stationed overseas. "EQ" is the NATO equivalent. In the case of KQTX, that's the weather station at Kirkuk. ORKK is the airport ICAO. Observations from ORKK are from the Iraqis whereas observations from KQTX are from the Americans.

[ORKK] "re: also has KQTX code" by ptomblin

Tue, 15 Mar 2011 08:00:09 -0400

Comment by @ptomblin on Kirkuk Air Base, Iraq:

Reply to @thesis: Look what it says on the "KQ" header: "(METAR weather station sites operated by the U.S. Department of Defense)"

In other words, "KQTX" isn't the airport, it's the weather station.

[ORKK] "also has KQTX code" by thesis

Mon, 14 Mar 2011 20:52:18 -0400

Comment by @thesis on Kirkuk Air Base, Iraq:

see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_airports_by_ICAO_code:_K#KQ

[IQ-0032] "re: update" by thesis

Fri, 11 Mar 2011 05:41:39 -0500

Comment by @thesis on Mudaysis Air Base, Iraq:

Reply to @ptomblin:

Thanx.

I get the occasional weather reports, such as listed below. In one newsletter mentioned codes KQ?? and OR??.

Maybe it's really U.S. military base, which is actually located in Iraq, but has a code of a group of KQ?? for administrative reasons?

SAIQ31 KWBC 020400

METAR KQAD NIL=

METAR KQAE 020355Z 31003KT 9999 CLR 10/05 A3009 RMK SLP189=

METAR KQEZ NIL=

METAR KQMG NIL=

METAR KQMH NIL=

METAR KQTO 020355Z 29005KT 9999 FEW005 08/05 A3005 RMK FU FEW005

SLP178=

METAR KQTU 020355Z 03003KT 8000 HZ FEW150 09/06 A3006 RMK SLP182=

METAR KQTW NIL=

METAR KQTX 020355Z VRB02KT 9999 CLR 09/05 A3003 RMK SLP175=

METAR KQTZ 020355Z 26004G13KT 9999 CLR 10/05 A3007 RMK SLP183

QNH1018MB

WND DATA ESTMD ALSTG/SLP ESTMD=

METAR KQVO NIL=

METAR KQXJ 020355Z 28010KT 9999 CLR 09/02 A3007 RMK SLP177 PA-117

DA-775=

METAR KQXN NIL=

METAR ORBI 020400Z 29006KT CAVOK 09/05 Q1018 NOSIG=

METAR ORER NIL=

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SAIQ31 KWBC 071100

METAR

KQAD NIL=

METAR KQAE 071055Z 16017G24KT 1000 BLDU VV008 24/00 A2997 RMK SLP149

METAR KQEZ NIL=

METAR KQMG NIL=

METAR KQMH NIL=

METAR KQTO 071055Z 16022G36KT 2400 BLDU SCT000 BKN150 24/M02 A2994 RMK

PK WND 15037/36 DU SCT000 SLP155=

METAR KQTU 071055Z 15012G19KT 2000 DU BR BKN100 14/03 A3000 RMK

TWR VIS 1600 SLP159 DA+722 RH49=

METAR KQTW NIL=

METAR KQTX 071055Z 15024G31KT 0800 DS BKN000 OVC090 20/M05 A2995 RMK

PK WND 14937/35 SLP139=

METAR KQTZ 071055Z 12020G41KT 2000 BLDU OVC010 24/00 A2995 RMK DU

OVC010 PK WND 12041/44 12041/55 SLP140 QNH1014MB WND DATA ESTMD

ALSTG/SLP ESTMD=

METAR KQVO NIL=

METAR KQXJ 071055Z 15023G28KT 2600 BLDU SCT015 BKN020 OVC025 28/M01 A3000

RMK DU SCT015 BKN020 OVC025 SLP159 PA-53 DA+1488=

METAR KQXN NIL=

METAR ORBI NIL=

METAR ORER NIL=

[IQ-0032] "re: update" by ptomblin

Thu, 10 Mar 2011 20:13:51 -0500

Comment by @ptomblin on Mudaysis Air Base, Iraq:

Reply to @ptomblin: There seems to be evidence on the net that there is a weather station here with the ICAO code KQMG, but since, as I said, ICAO codes starting with K are reserved for the US, I can only speculate that this is a US armed forces weather station, not an Iraqi one. Iraqi airports that have ICAO codes have codes that start with "OR". All ICAO airport codes are 4 letters long, and one or two letters of that code designate the country, so airports in the "lower 48" contiguous US states that have ICAO codes (not all do, some have local codes) have codes that start with "K", airports in Alaska, Hawaii and Puerto Rico have codes that start with "PA", "PH" and "TJ" respectively, Canadian airports have codes that start with "C", etc.

[IQ-0032] "re: update" by ptomblin

Thu, 10 Mar 2011 19:56:33 -0500

Comment by @ptomblin on Mudaysis Air Base, Iraq:

Reply to @thesis: ICAO codes starting with K are only for airports in the US. Whoever told you this one was KQMG is full of it.

[IQ-0032] "update" by thesis

Thu, 10 Mar 2011 19:38:26 -0500

Comment by @thesis on Mudaysis Air Base, Iraq:

http://www.wxusa.com/wx1/wx.php?config=&forecast=pass&pass=icao_desc&icao=KQMG&dpp=1

this AB has ICAO code KQMG

[IQ-0022] "re: An Ex RAF base, Was MEAF HQ in 1950's" by rogerj

Sun, 19 Dec 2010 17:37:47 -0500

Comment by @rogerj on Habbaniyah Airport, Iraq:

"From someone who also was posted to Iraq, Shaibah in '54", I remember that train trip well, at one time it was so slow that a couple of us stepped off and walked awhile and climbed back on board. Many,many moons ago!!!

[IQ-0053] "South Tikrit Camp" by Anonymous Flier

Thu, 12 Aug 2010 03:58:06 -0400

Comment by an Anonymous Flier on Tikrit South Airport, Iraq:

I left my footprints in the sands around the DFAC, whilst looking after the American troops, I also built the buildings around the DFAC. These buildings were the accommodation for my Indian workers, innocent young lads who had never venture out of India, but return as fine hard working men.

[IQ-0022] "An Ex RAF base, Was MEAF HQ in 1950's" by Anonymous Flier

Sun, 11 Apr 2010 18:21:15 -0400

Comment by an Anonymous Flier on Habbaniyah Airport, Iraq:

When i was posted to Iraq in 1954 I was in the tented transit camp at Habbaniya for two weeks before travelling by train down to RAF Shaibah

[ORBR] "Story about camp life for US troops at Bashur in 2003" by david

Tue, 23 Feb 2010 07:55:42 -0500

Comment by @david on Bashur Airfield, Iraq:

http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/iraq/bashur.htm

[ORAA] "Thanks" by Anonymous Flier

Mon, 25 May 2009 14:21:29 -0400

Comment by an Anonymous Flier on Al Asad Air Base, Iraq:

My son is there part of the 1-214th, I miss him but am proud of his service! Thanks for your service!

[ORBM] "Reopened to civilian flights" by david

Tue, 15 Jan 2008 09:43:48 -0500

Comment by @david on Mosul International Airport, Iraq:

The Mosul airport in Iraq reopened to civilian flights on 2 December 2007 -- it had been shut down since 1992 because of the U.S. no-fly zone and then the second Iraq war:

http://www.voanews.com/english/archive/2007-12/2007-12-04-voa9.cfm