Basrah International Airport (Arabic: مطار البصرة الدولي, romanized: Maṭār al-Baṣrah ad-Duwaliyy) (IATA: BSR, ICAO: ORMM) is the second largest international airport in Iraq, and is located in the southern city of Basra.
The airport was built in the 1980s and then developed in the 1980s by the Iraqi Government department State Organisation for Roads and Bridges (SORB) as a gateway to the only port in Iraq. This second phase of development was completed by a joint venture comprising Strabag Bau AG of Cologne, Billfinger & Berger of Manheim both in Germany and Universale of Austria in Spring 1988.[citation needed] It is claimed that the airport was built only as a facility for VIPs and was only used rarely.
Renovation and military use
Renovation of the airport was supposed to proceed with the construction of a new terminal under German contract but the project prematurely ceased with the outbreak of the 1991 Gulf War. Actual development proceeded in the airport only after the 2003 US invasion of Iraq. Some facilities were refurbished under a contract by United States Agency for International Development. The project is broad as it includes building air traffic control towers and other navigational facilities, as well as the construction of transportation and communications facilities.
The airport was eventually reopened in June 2004. The event was marked by the traditional sheepsacrifice[citation needed] as an Iraqi AirwaysBoeing 727 jet landed from Baghdad. It was the beginning of a new domestic service in Iraq between Baghdad and Basra. However, many of the passengers complained about the lack of basic facilities. Problems included air conditioning and toilets.[citation needed]
Reconstruction of the airport is still under way to improve the facilities. Iraqi Airways has already operated routes from this airport, and was its second hub.[citation needed]
Between 2003 and 2009 there was a significant Royal Air Force presence at the airport as No. 903 Expeditionary Air Wing was deployed here with a variety of fixed-wing and rotary such as:
Following the American control and since 2002, SkyLink Arabia has been providing ground operations and fuel supply at the airport.[2] In 2014 Group holding services with its subsidiary Basra ground handling services company with the partnership of Iraq airways took over the ground handling operations at the airport.
During 2010 access to the airport was strictly controlled by checkpoints situated at the main Airport entrance. Navigating this was done strictly on the production of a flight reference number for outward travel. The US Government (USG), accommodated at the adjacent US Consulate, required dedicated transfer services from the Consulate to the Airport terminal. A newly established company, Personal Transition Services (PTS), was contracted by several of the USG elements to perform this service. The company started by providing services directly to and from the Airport, but quickly grew into a company that provide full life support services further to the south close to the Iraq/Kuwait border at Safwan. PTS became the first International company to have a desk inside the main Airport terminal, from where the locally employed staff were able to provide both English and Iraqi speaking services.
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Basrah International Airport Arabic مطار البصرة الدولي romanized Maṭar al Baṣrah ad Duwaliyy IATA BSR ICAO ORMM is the second largest international airport in Iraq and is located in the southern city of Basra Basrah International Airportمطار البصرة الدوليMaṭar al Baṣrah ad DuwaliyyIATA BSRICAO ORMMSummaryAirport typeMilitary PublicOperatorIraqi GovernmentServesBasra IraqHub forIraqi AirwaysElevation AMSL11 ft 3 mCoordinates30 32 56 0 N 47 39 44 9 E 30 548889 N 47 662472 E 30 548889 47 662472 Coordinates 30 32 56 0 N 47 39 44 9 E 30 548889 N 47 662472 E 30 548889 47 662472Websitewww wbr basrainternationalairport wbr comMapBSRLocation of airport in IraqRunwaysDirection Length Surfaceft m14 32 13 124 4 000 Concrete Contents 1 History 1 1 Construction 1 2 Renovation and military use 2 Ground operations 3 Airlines and destinations 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksHistory EditConstruction Edit The airport was built in the 1980s and then developed in the 1980s by the Iraqi Government department State Organisation for Roads and Bridges SORB as a gateway to the only port in Iraq This second phase of development was completed by a joint venture comprising Strabag Bau AG of Cologne Billfinger amp Berger of Manheim both in Germany and Universale of Austria in Spring 1988 citation needed It is claimed that the airport was built only as a facility for VIPs and was only used rarely Renovation and military use Edit Renovation of the airport was supposed to proceed with the construction of a new terminal under German contract but the project prematurely ceased with the outbreak of the 1991 Gulf War Actual development proceeded in the airport only after the 2003 US invasion of Iraq Some facilities were refurbished under a contract by United States Agency for International Development The project is broad as it includes building air traffic control towers and other navigational facilities as well as the construction of transportation and communications facilities The airport was eventually reopened in June 2004 The event was marked by the traditional sheep sacrifice citation needed as an Iraqi Airways Boeing 727 jet landed from Baghdad It was the beginning of a new domestic service in Iraq between Baghdad and Basra However many of the passengers complained about the lack of basic facilities Problems included air conditioning and toilets citation needed Reconstruction of the airport is still under way to improve the facilities Iraqi Airways has already operated routes from this airport and was its second hub citation needed Between 2003 and 2009 there was a significant Royal Air Force presence at the airport as No 903 Expeditionary Air Wing was deployed here with a variety of fixed wing and rotary such as Fixed wing Hawker Siddeley Nimrod MR 2 Lockheed Martin C 130J Super Hercules C 4 amp C 5 British Aerospace 125Rotary Boeing Chinook HC 2 Westland Sea King HC 4 Westland Lynx AH 7 AH 9 Westland Gazelle AH 1 Westland Puma HC 1 Westland Merlin HC 3The unit was re deployed to Camp Bastion Afghanistan during mid 2009 1 The United States Army has also deployed a number of aircraft to Basra irregularly Boeing AH 64 ApacheThe Danish Air Force also deployed some aircraft Eurocopter SquirrelGround operations EditFollowing the American control and since 2002 SkyLink Arabia has been providing ground operations and fuel supply at the airport 2 In 2014 Group holding services with its subsidiary Basra ground handling services company with the partnership of Iraq airways took over the ground handling operations at the airport During 2010 access to the airport was strictly controlled by checkpoints situated at the main Airport entrance Navigating this was done strictly on the production of a flight reference number for outward travel The US Government USG accommodated at the adjacent US Consulate required dedicated transfer services from the Consulate to the Airport terminal A newly established company Personal Transition Services PTS was contracted by several of the USG elements to perform this service The company started by providing services directly to and from the Airport but quickly grew into a company that provide full life support services further to the south close to the Iraq Kuwait border at Safwan PTS became the first International company to have a desk inside the main Airport terminal from where the locally employed staff were able to provide both English and Iraqi speaking services Airlines and destinations EditAirlinesDestinationsCham Wings AirlinesDamascus 3 EmiratesDubai InternationalFly BaghdadDamascus 4 flydubaiDubai InternationalIraqi AirwaysAmman Queen Alia Baghdad Beirut Cairo Delhi Dubai International Erbil Istanbul Mashhad SulaymaniyahMiddle East AirlinesBeirutNile AirCairoPegasus AirlinesIstanbul Sabiha Gokcen 5 Royal JordanianAmman Queen AliaQatar AirwaysDohaTurkish AirlinesIstanbulSee also EditList of United Kingdom Military installations used during Operation Telic List of United States Military installations in IraqReferences Edit This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency 903 Expeditionary Air Wing Royal Air Force Archived from the original on 18 March 2015 Retrieved 21 October 2014 Home SKA International Group Ska arabia com Retrieved 22 August 2018 chamwings com Where we fly retrieved 9 September 2018 Fly Baghdad Low Price More Flights Pegasus adds new Iraqi routes in 1Q19 routesonline Retrieved 24 January 2019 External links EditPortals Iraq Aviation World War II Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Basra International Airport amp oldid 1131895098, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
