Nasiriyah Airport

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Nasiriyah Airport
An Ilyushin Il-76 cargo aircraft at the base in 2007
IATA: XNH ICAO: ORTL LID: TAL
Summary
Airport type	Public / Military
Operator	Iraqi Airways / Iraqi Air Force
Serves	Nasiriyah
Hub for	Iraqi Airways
Elevation AMSL	20 ft / 6 m
Coordinates	30°56′23″N 046°05′33″E / 30.93972°N 46.09250°E / 30.93972; 46.09250
Map
Nasiriyah Airport Location in Iraq
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 12L/30R 10,935 3,333 Concrete 12R/30L 9,991 3,045 Concrete
no ILS

Nasiriyah Airport (IATA: XNH, ICAO: ORTL) is a public and military airport^[1] located 23 km (14 mi) southwest of Nasiriyah, Iraq.

It is also known as Tallil Air Base until December 2011 and Imam Ali Air Base until March 2017, when the base was used by United States Armed Forces. It is generally known as Camp Adder by the U.S. Army; the name Ali Air Base is used chiefly by the U.S. Air Force; the installation, however, is still commonly referred to as "Tallil".^[2]

The base occupies 30 km² (11.6 sq mi) and is protected by 22 km (13.7 mi) of security perimeter. The ancient Babylonian city of Ur, one of the places identified as Ur of the Chaldees, the birthplace of Abraham, is located within the security perimeter of Ali Base, and its ancient ziggurat is visible from nearly every corner of the base.^[3]