# Al Asad Air Base (IQA)

> Hīt, IQ · IATA: IQA · ICAO: ORAA · Medium Airport

## Quick Facts

| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| IATA | `IQA` |
| ICAO | `ORAA` |
| City | Hīt |
| Country | IQ |
| Type | Medium Airport |
| Elevation | 188 m |
| Cargo | ❌ |
| GPS | 33.78560, 42.44120 |

## Description

A military airfield inside an active security zone is not an air cargo option, and that is the practical verdict on Al Asad Air Base (IQA/ORAA) in Iraq's western Anbar governorate. The base near Hīt on the Euphrates handles no scheduled or commercial freight flights, has no cargo terminal and offers no public customs facility. Its status did change in 2026: the United States began withdrawing from Al Asad in August 2025 and completed the handover in January 2026, when the Iraqi Ministry of Defence announced that the Iraqi army had assumed full control. Commercial air freight for Iraq is handled at Baghdad International (BGW), roughly 180 km to the east, with Erbil (EBL) serving the north. Consignments reach Anbar from those gateways by road along the Euphrates corridor, which also links the province to Jordan via the Trebil crossing and to Syria via Al-Qaim, an established land route for project and heavy-lift cargo. An August 2025 roadmap between Baghdad and Washington foresees a full US withdrawal from Iraq by September 2026, so the military profile of the field is still changing.

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