IQ-0039 Rasheed Air Base VFR

  • Name
    Rasheed Air Base
  • ICAO
    IQ-0039
  • Type
  • Restriction
  • Region
  • Timezone
    3:42 pm (AST)
  • Municipality
    Baghdad
  • Coordinates
    33° 16′ 45″ N 44° 29′ 37″ E
  • Elevation
    102 ft (31 m MSL)

About Rasheed Air Base

Al Rasheed Air Base is a major Iraqi Air Force base on the southeastern outskirts of Baghdad, in Diyala Governorate of Iraq.

It is located approximately 11 kilometers (6.8 mi) southeast of downtown Baghdad. The air base is served by an 8,300 feet long runway. According to the Gulf War Air Power Survey, there were 10 hardened aircraft shelters at Rasheed as of 1991.

Iraqi Air Force's 109 Squadron which flies the Sukhoi Su-25 is based there.

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