# Mosul International Airport (OSM / ORBM)

**Mosul International Airport** (IATA: OSM, ICAO: ORBM) is a large airport in Mosul, Ninawa Governorate, Iraq. It opened in 2007. It has one runway, 2,650 m (8,695 ft) long, concrete. It is operated by United States Army.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/orbm

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: OSM / ORBM
- Type: Large airport
- Operator: United States Army
- Serves: Mosul, Ninawa Governorate, Iraq
- Opened: 2007
- Elevation: 219 m / 719 ft
- Coordinates: 36.3058, 43.1474
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 2,650 m / 8,695 ft
- Time zone: UTC+3 · Asia/Baghdad
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mosul_International_Airport (16 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1432089
- Weather station: ORBM · WMO 40608
- Ident: ORBM

## Timeline

- 2007: Mosul International Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 15/33 | 2,650 m / 8,695 ft | 45 m / 147 ft | Concrete | 158° / 338° | yes |

## Routes

1 destination in 1 country. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (1)

- [BGW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/orbi.md) Baghdad International Airport / New Al Muthana Air Base · Iraq · 353 km / 219 mi · Iraqi Airways

## Airlines

The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from OSM, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata.

### Passenger (1)

- IA [Iraqi Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/iraqi-airways) · 1

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 2,650 m / 8,695 ft | #1,988 of 29,858 | #185 in Middle East | #15 in IQ |
| Elevation | 219 m / 719 ft | =23,048 of 43,403 | #262 in Middle East | #11 in IQ |
| Age | Opened 2007 | =12,369 of 15,079 | #99 in Middle East | #7 in IQ |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =72 in Middle East | =8 in IQ |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| APP | APP | 119.450 |
| ATIS | INFO | 127.250 |
| GND | GND | 132.825 |
| HEL | FARP | 65.100 |
| PMSV | METRO | 131.050 |
| RMP | RAMP OPS | 128.800 |
| TWR | TWR | 120.200 |

## Nearby airports

- [RQW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/orqw.md) Qayyarah West Airport · 60 km / 37 mi
- [ORTF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ortf.md) Tall Afar Army Air Field · 67 km / 41 mi
- [EBL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/orer.md) Erbil International Airport · 72 km / 45 mi
- [IQ-0042](https://dromopedia.com/airports/iq-0042.md) Sahl Sinjar Air Base · 103 km / 64 mi
- [KIK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/orkk.md) Kirkuk International Airport · 143 km / 89 mi

## Sources

- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [Wikipedia: “Mosul International Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mosul_International_Airport&oldid=1367399395), revision of 2 Aug 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/orbm/data