Baghdad International Airport

Baghdad International Airport , previously Saddam International Airport  (),  is Iraq's largest international airport. It is located in a suburb about  west of downtown Baghdad in the Baghdad Governorate. 

It is the home base for Iraq's national airline, Iraqi Airways.

On 3 January 2020, Baghdad International Airport was the location of a U.S. airstrike that killed Qassem Soleimani, leader of Iran's Quds Force, and Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, deputy commander of the Popular Mobilization Forces, as well as numerous civilians.https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2020-01-02/irans-soleimani-and-iraqs-muhandis-killed-in-air-strike-militia-spokesman

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Category:Airports in Asia
Category:Buildings and structures in Baghdad
Category:Baghdad Governorate