{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Airport","name":"Al Asad Air Base","iataCode":"IQA","icaoCode":"ORAA","city":"Hīt","country":"IQ","airportType":"medium_airport","cargoCapable":false,"cargoRank":null,"confidenceLevel":null,"coordinates":{"latitude":33.7855987549,"longitude":42.4412002563},"elevationMeters":188,"runwayLengthMeters":null,"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 Defen","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/airports/al-asad-air-base-airport-iqa","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/airports/en/al-asad-air-base-airport-iqa","provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Frachtportal","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"Al Asad Air Base · (IATA: IQA) · Hīt, IQ · 188 m"}