Karbala Northeast Airport
Karbala Northeast Airport, also known as "Imam Hussein International Airport", is a regional airport under development in the Karbala Governorate of Iraq. It is located to the northeast of the city of Karbala.[1][2]
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| Airport type | Public (Under Development) | ||||||||||
| Location | Karbala Governorate, Iraq | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 313 ft / 95 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 32°45′20″N 044°07′39″E | ||||||||||
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History
It is a former Iraqi Air Force auxiliary airfield consisting of a 10,000 feet (3.0 kilometres) runway and a small aircraft parking ramp. It was apparently abandoned after the 1991 Persian Gulf War and was seized by Coalition ground forces during Operation Iraqi Freedom in March 2003.
Aerial imagery shows that the runway has been resurfaced; however, the airport has not yet registered with the International Air Transport Association (IATA) nor does it have aircraft on its parking ramp.
See also
References
- "Karbala Northeast (Imam Hussein) Airport". CAPA Centre for Aviation. Retrieved 2018-11-20.
- "$500 MILLION AIRPORT SCANDAL EXPOSES INDUSTRIAL SCALE CORRUPTION IN HOLY KARBALA". Foreign Relations Bureau - Iraq. 2017-03-07. Retrieved 2018-11-21.
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