Mosul International Airport | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public / Military | ||||||||||
| Owner | Government of Iraq | ||||||||||
| Location | Mosul | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 719 ft / 216 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 36°18′21″N 43°08′51″E / 36.30583°N 43.14750°E | ||||||||||
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  OSM Location of airport in Mosul | |||||||||||
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Mosul International Airport (IATA: OSM, ICAO: ORBM) is an airport located at Mosul, capital of Nineveh Governorate, Iraq. It became a civil airport in 1990 with the rebuild of the runway (from asphalt to concrete) and construction of a new terminal. After undergoing major renovations to be able to reach international standards and category 1 status, it reopened as a civilian airport on 2 December 2007. On 9 June 2014, it was captured by militants from ISIL.[1]
In February 2017, the Iraqi government recaptured the airport from the ISIL militants.[2] It took Iraqi forces just 4 hours to battle the retreating ISIL opponent and clear them off the airport. The retaking of the airport was part of an offensive, that started on 19 February 2017 to retake Western Mosul from ISIL.
On December 27, 2020, the Iraqi Government allowed the Iraqi Civil Aviation Authority to negotiate and agree to a memorandum of understanding for the rehabilitation and reconstruction of the Mosul International Airport with Aeroports de Paris Ingenierie (ADPI).[3]
- ^ Sly, Liz; Ramadan, Ahmed (10 June 2014). "Insurgents seize Iraqi city of Mosul as troops flee". The Washington Post. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
- ^ Alkashali, Hamdi; Formanek, Ingrid; McKirdy, Euan; Dewan, Angela. "Iraqi forces retake Mosul airport". CNN. Retrieved 2017-02-23.
- ^ "French Firm approved to Rehabilitate Mosul Airport | Iraq Business News". 2020-12-28. Retrieved 2021-02-23.