Rasheed Air Base

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Al Rasheed Air Base
Diyala Governorate in Iraq
Al Rasheed Air Base Shown within Iraq
Coordinates	33°16′40″N 044°29′41″E / 33.27778°N 44.49472°E / 33.27778; 44.49472
Type	Air Base
Site information
Owner	Iraqi Armed Forces
Operator	Iraqi Air Force
Site history
Built	1922 (1922)
In use	1922-present
Airfield information
Elevation	34 metres (112 ft) AMSL
Runways Direction Length and surface 15/33 2,500 metres (8,202 ft) Asphalt

Al Rasheed Air Base is a major Iraqi Air Force base on the southeastern outskirts of Baghdad, in Diyala Governorate of Iraq.^[1]

It is located approximately 11 kilometers (6.8 mi) southeast of downtown Baghdad. The air base is served by an 8,300 feet long runway. According to the Gulf War Air Power Survey, there were 10 hardened aircraft shelters at Rasheed as of 1991.^{[citation needed]}

Iraqi Air Force's 109 Squadron which flies the Sukhoi Su-25 is based there.