Qāʿidat al-Qayyāra al-Jawwiyya

Qāʿidat al-Qayyāra al-Jawwiyya
Characteristics
ICAO code	ORQW
IATA code	RQW
Coordinates	35 ° 46 '2 " N , 43 ° 7' 30" E Coordinates: 35 ° 46 '2 " N , 43 ° 7' 30" E
Height above MSL	228 m (748 ft )
Transport links
Distance from the city center	20 km west of Qayyarah
Runways
16/34 (closed)	3684 m × 30 m concrete / asphalt / macadam
15/33	3501 m × 60 m concrete

Qāʿidat al-Qayyāra al-Jawwiyya ( Arabic قاعدة القيارة الجوية, DMG Qāʿidat al-Qayyāra al-ǧauwīya 'Air Force Base al-Qayyara') is the name of a base of the Iraqi Air Force that was built in the 1970s 20 km west of Qayyarah . It is located about 16 kilometers west of the Tigris , 60 km south of Mosul and about 300 km north of Baghdad .

The base was occupied by IS in 2014 . It was recaptured by the Iraqi army on July 9, 2016 and returned to service on October 21, 2016. The eastern runway (16/34) was permanently closed. The western runway (15/33) was badly damaged. A 1444 m × 18 m landing zone was prepared on the runway for use by the Lockheed C-130 .

On September 20, 2016, a mustard gas grenade shot down by IS struck the base, with no known victims.

Web links

detailed data from airportguide.com

Individual evidence

↑ NOTAM ORQW M0006 / 16: AIRFIELD OPEN FOR VFR DAY / NIGHT OPERATIONS ONLY. 21 OCT 06:00 2016 UNTIL 17 JAN 23:59 2017. CREATED: 20 OCT 13:56 2016 In: pilotweb.nas.faa.gov
↑ NOTAM ORQW M0001 / 16: RUNWAY 16/34 PERMENANTLY CLOSED. 20 OCT 13:23 2016 UNTIL 17 JAN 23:59 2017. CREATED: 20 OCT 13:21 2016 In: pilotweb.nas.faa.gov
↑ NOTAM ORQW M0015 / 16: RUNWAY 15/33 HEAVILY DAMAGED, A LANDING ZONE USABLE FOR LENGTH OF AND WIDTH OF 4739 'X 60' HAS BEEN CONSTRUCTED TO BE CAPABLE FOR C130 OPERATIONS. 20 OCT 21:49 2016 UNTIL 17 JAN 23:59 2017. CREATED: 20 OCT 21:53 2016 In: pilotweb.nas.faa.gov
↑ Islamists fire mustard gas grenades at base in Iraq. In: Neue Zürcher Zeitung. nzz.ch, September 22, 2016, accessed on September 22, 2016 .
↑ Attack on US forces: IS is said to have used poison gas. In: n-tv . ntv.de, September 22, 2016, accessed November 1, 2016 .

[M0006/16-1] NOTAM ORQW M0006 / 16: AIRFIELD OPEN FOR VFR DAY / NIGHT OPERATIONS ONLY. 21 OCT 06:00 2016 UNTIL 17 JAN 23:59 2017. CREATED: 20 OCT 13:56 2016 In: pilotweb.nas.faa.gov

[M0001/16-2] NOTAM ORQW M0001 / 16: RUNWAY 16/34 PERMENANTLY CLOSED. 20 OCT 13:23 2016 UNTIL 17 JAN 23:59 2017. CREATED: 20 OCT 13:21 2016 In: pilotweb.nas.faa.gov

[M0015/16-3] NOTAM ORQW M0015 / 16: RUNWAY 15/33 HEAVILY DAMAGED, A LANDING ZONE USABLE FOR LENGTH OF AND WIDTH OF 4739 'X 60' HAS BEEN CONSTRUCTED TO BE CAPABLE FOR C130 OPERATIONS. 20 OCT 21:49 2016 UNTIL 17 JAN 23:59 2017. CREATED: 20 OCT 21:53 2016 In: pilotweb.nas.faa.gov

[nzz-4] Islamists fire mustard gas grenades at base in Iraq. In: Neue Zürcher Zeitung. nzz.ch, September 22, 2016, accessed on September 22, 2016 .

[5] Attack on US forces: IS is said to have used poison gas. In: n-tv . ntv.de, September 22, 2016, accessed November 1, 2016 .