Strategic Iraqi air base west of Baghdad near the Euphrates.
Opened
1930s
Location
Al Habbaniyah, Iraq
Al Taqaddum Air Base, designated IATA TQD and ICAO ORAT, is a military airfield located near Al Habbaniyah in Anbar Governorate, Iraq, approximately 74 kilometers west of Baghdad. The base sits adjacent to Lake Habbaniyah and the Euphrates River, giving it a strategically significant position in central Iraq.
The facility has a long history as a major military installation, originally developed during the British mandate period and later expanded by the Iraqi Air Force. During the 2003 invasion of Iraq and subsequent occupation, it was heavily used by U.S. Marine Corps aviation units, earning the nickname 'TQ' among coalition forces.
Today the base remains an Iraqi military installation. It has no scheduled commercial passenger operations and functions solely as a military airfield, with no public terminal facilities or commercial airline services.
Notable facts
- ›Originally built during the British mandate era in the 1930s.
- ›Used extensively by U.S. Marine Corps aviation units after the 2003 invasion of Iraq.
- ›Nicknamed 'TQ' by coalition military personnel.
- ›Located approximately 74 km west of Baghdad near Lake Habbaniyah.
- ›Remains an active Iraqi military airfield with no commercial operations.
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