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| Airport ICAO Code: | ORBD |
| Longitude/Latitude: | E 044° 21' 41.70"/N 33° 56' 24.70" 44.361583/33.940194 |
| Elevation: | 161 ft / 49.07 m |
| Location: | Al Bakr, Iraq |
| Magnetic Variation: | E 4°08.1' (2008-04) |
| Time Zone: | UTC+3(+4DT) |
| Type | Name | Freq 1 | Freq 2 | Freq 3 | Freq 4 | Freq 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Approach Control | APP | 131.9 M | 255.8 M | 304.9 M | ||
| Automatic Terminal Information Service | INFO | 125.4 M | 247.2 M | |||
| Ground Control | GND | 128.75 M | 301.125 M | |||
| Helicopter Frequency | HELO WEST | 268.8 M | ||||
| Miscellaneous | SOF | 124.175 M | 346.4 M | |||
| Pilot To Metro Service | METRO | 131.85 M | ||||
| Command Post | COMD POST | 331.9 M | ||||
| Tower | TWR | 119.875 M | 368.4 M |
| Dimension: | 11495 x 149 ft / 3503.7 x 45.4 m |
| Surface: | Part concrete, part asphalt, or part bitumen-bound macadam. |
| Runway 12 | Runway 30 | |
|---|---|---|
| Longitude: | 44.341539 / E 044° 20' 29.54" | 44.372328 / E 044° 22' 20.38" |
| Latitude: | 33.945625 / N 33° 56' 44.25" | 33.927208 / N 33° 55' 37.95" |
| End Elevation: | 157.0 ft | 160.0 ft |
| Alignment: | 122.0 | 302.0 |
| Slope: | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Touchdown Zone Elev.: | 156.0 | 161.0 |
| Lighting System 1: | Sequenced Flashing Lights | Sequenced Flashing Lights |
| Lighting System 2: | High Intensity Runway Lights | High Intensity Runway Lights |
| Lighting System 3: | ALSF-1 | ALSF-1 |
| Lighting System 4: | PAPI - Precision Approach Path Indicator | PAPI - Precision Approach Path Indicator |
| Dimension: | 11490 x 197 ft / 3502.2 x 60.0 m |
| Surface: | Concrete. |
| Runway 14 | Runway 32 | |
|---|---|---|
| Longitude: | 44.355467 / E 044° 21' 19.68" | 44.376833 / E 044° 22' 36.60" |
| Latitude: | 33.956994 / N 33° 57' 25.18" | 33.930922 / N 33° 55' 51.32" |
| End Elevation: | 159.0 ft | 160.0 ft |
| Alignment: | 142.0 | 322.0 |
| Slope: | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Touchdown Zone Elev.: | 160.0 | 161.0 |
| Lighting System 1: | Sequenced Flashing Lights | Sequenced Flashing Lights |
| Lighting System 2: | High Intensity Runway Lights | High Intensity Runway Lights |
| Lighting System 3: | ALSF-1 | ALSF-1 |
| Lighting System 4: | PAPI - Precision Approach Path Indicator | PAPI - Precision Approach Path Indicator |
| A-GEAR - MAAS cables in raised posn within first 2150' of ea rwy, all hvy acft are advs to land byd the cables (exact cable lctn: 2000' fr apch end Rwy 12; 2100' fr apch end Rwy 30; 2120' fr apch end Rwy 14; 2140' fr apch end Rwy 32). Use caution fo |
| A-GEAR - r 2' wide open trench extn fr rwy edge to MAAS hsg at all MAAS lctn. Increased potential exists for tail hook to skip and miss cable dur attempted engagements of Rwy 14 apch end MAAS outside 25' either side of rwy cntrln. |
| Caution - Significant FOD haz exists on rwy and twy. Four obst (twr), three 130' AGL lctd at: N33 54'40.30'' E44 22'13.80'', N33 56'22.14'' E44 24'18.38'', N33 57'01.23'' E44 19'39.04'', and one 95' twr lctd at: N33 58'05.80'' E44 20'55.60''. Aircrew |
| Caution - s: Nr cranes opr on and around Balad SE AB, Logistical Support Area Anaconda may or may not be properly lgt, or flagged. Unmanned acft veh opr in the vcnty Balad AB. Acft use caution on apch/dep phases of flt. Rwys not grooved, aircrews adv |
| Caution - s to use caution dur wet rwy sfc cond. Hi potential exists for hydroplaning due to excess rubber build up. Use extreme caution for extv UAV opr blw 12000 ft MSL in the vcnty of Balad SE AB. UAV are not able to deconflict other acft visually |
| Caution - (See and Avoid) or via TCAS but are in ctc with ATC. |
| Fluid - One de-ice truck avbl ltd svc. |
| Fuel - J8. Ltd avbl, exp min 1 hr turn around time for req greater than 100 thou lb. For tran fuel req ctc King Fish Romeo. Fuel svc not avbl for tran acft wo valid T-DODACC account. Cash sales of fuel not avbl. |
| Lighting - PAPI Rwy 12/30 and Rwy 14/32 certified for mil use only. PAPI Rwy 14 instl on rgt side. PAPI Rwy 30 instl on rgt side. Elevated apch lgt (18'' tall) start 100' fr thld for all rwys. |
| Miscellanouis - AM Ops DSN 318-443-6065. Base wx stn full obsn, fcst, PMSV and ltd wx radar avbl at DSN 318-443-6676/6081. Send email for wx to: 332eoss.osw@blab.afcent.af.smil.mil. Req wx fcst and current wx obsn using ICAO id KQTO. Remote wx brief avbl f |
| Miscellanouis - or mil ops H24 Sun-Sat at AFCENT Ops Wx Squadron, DSN 312-965-0905; C 1-803-895-0905. |
| Restricted - PPR. See FLIP AP2 for afld rstd and planning info. All acft must ctc Balad twr before entering 7NM. cir apch not auth. All acft will have posn and anti-collision lgt on while opr on the gnd. For mid-air collision avoidance dur hr of darknes |
| Restricted - s, all acft shall display overt lgt in the flw manner: (1) At max ints setting at all times when opr inside the afld bdry. (2) Lgt will incl overt posn lgt and anti-collision strobes/bcn as a min. (3) For spiral dep/arr, acft will display o |
| Restricted - vert posn lgt and anti-collision strobe/bcn when blw 3000' MSL. (4) For formations, one acft in formation must have overt anti-collision strobe/bcn and both acft must have overt posn lgt. Copter opr: (1) Walden pad is an ATC twr ctl movemen |
| Restricted - t area. All acft ctc twr for arr/dep clnc. (2) Copters avoid McKenzie range dur act periods 1700-2000Z++ dly. (3) R/W acft shall not gnd taxi or hover taxi on twy E of Rwy 12/30 except on twy Hotel and twy Bravo adj to N ramp. Maint at or a |
| Restricted - bv 200' AGL when ovft of rwy and twy, debris blown on pavements cause excessive F/W delays. (4) N ramp ltd to copter carrying DV code 6 or hi and Medevac. Escort copter proh on N ramp. (5) Tran copter rqr prk ctc Helo W (UHF 268.8) or Catfi |
| Restricted - sh Air (FM 53.9) for assistance. (6) Afld infield (cntr sod) unimproved, debris may cause damage to acft. (7) Do not ldg on or hover over W copter tran ramp, gnd pers working in the area. (8) Do not ovft Rwy 14/32 adj to Delta-1 twy, UAV st |
| Restricted - aging site btn twy Bravo and rwy. (9) Do not ovft int of Rwy 12/30 and Echo (ctnr) twy, UAV staging site S of twy. (10) R/W acft will not prolong hover on int of rwy and twy due to hi FOD potential. No civ acft auth to arr/dep fr offl SS to |
| Restricted - offl SR wo 332 EOG/CC apvl. |
| Runway - Lgtd TWY and RWY signage. Rwy 12/30 clsd Sat 0500-1100Z++, Rwy 14/32 clsd Sun 0500-1100Z++ for MAAS MP and rwy repairs. |
| Transit Alert - No fleet svc. Haz cargo pad ltd to 35000 lb new 1.1 or 1.2. Ltd to one acft on gnd at any time. Suitable for C-5 acft. If multiple haz cargo acft inbd, exp airspace holding til prk spot is avbl. |