NEW AIRFIELD CONSTRUCTION IRAQ

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• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 30, 2010
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: July 7, 1982
• Content Type: REPORT

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(c) NATIONAL PHOTO TATION CENTER
NEW AIRFIELD CONSTRUCTION
IRAQ
1. (S/D) SIGNIFICANCE: A MAJOR AIRFIELD CONSTRUCTION PROGRAM
IS UNDERWAY IN IRAQ.
2. (S/D) REMARKS: FIVE NEWLY IDENTIFIED AIRFIELDS WERE
OBSERVED UNDER CONSTRUCTION IN NORTHERN AND SOUTHERN IRAQ ON
TEN NEW AIRFIELDS HAVE IDENTIFIED 25X1
UNDER CONSTRUCTION IN IRAQ SINCE FEBRUARY 1981 (FIGURE 1).
(S/D) BASHUR AIRFIELD NEWT I, 67 NM NORTHEAST
OF MOSUL AT 36-31-UN 044-20-13E AND 0.5 NM EAST OF BASHUR
AIRFIELD WAS OBSERVED IN THE EARLY STAGES OF
CONSTRUCTION THIS AIRFIELD CONSISTS
OF A 2,600-X -METER NORTHWEST/SOUTHEAST RUNWAY AND A
PARKING APRON. THE AIRFIELD WAS NOT PRESENT
(S/D) SAMARRA AIRFIELD EAST , 76 NM NORTH-
NORTHEAST OF BAGHDAD AT 34-09-00 O-16-ROE. WAS B E VED IN
THE EARLY STAGES OF CONSTRUCTION THE
AIRFIELD CONSISTS OF A 3,000-X 56-METER NORTHWEST/SOUTHEAST
RUNWAY WITH A PARALLEL TAXIWAY AND A PARKING APRON. THIS
AIRFIELD WAS NOT PRESENT
(S/D) BALAD AIRFIELD SOUTHEASTI , 35 NM NORTH-
NORTHWEST OF BAGHDAD AT 33-56-30N 044-16-OOE, WAS OBSERVED IN
MID-TO-LATE STAGES OF CONSTRUCTION
(FIGURE 2). THIS MAJOR AIRFIELD CONSISTS OF TWO 3,400-X 60-
METER NORTHWEST/SOUTHEAST CONCRETE RUNWAYS (ONE IN FINAL
STAGES OF CONSTRUCTION), TWO PARALLEL TAXIWAYS, THREE
CROSSOVER LINKS, 19 HIGH-SPEED APPROACHES, 36 HARDENED
AIRCRAFT SHELTERS (5 COMPLETED), THREE PARKING APRONS, AND
ONE LARGE SUPPORT AREA. THIS AIRFIELD WAS NOT PRESENT
(S/D) SHAYKA MAZHAR AIRFIELD
SOUTHEAST OF BAGHDAD AT 32-56-OON 044-40-OOE, WAS OBSERVED IN
These notes have been prepared for briefing purposes only and should not be used for detailed ana-
lytical work. Their use should be restricted to the particular briefing board(s) they were prepared fo
and must be considered valid only for the reporting period as indicated by the date of issue.
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(c) NATIONAL PHOTO TATION CENTER
NEW AIRFIELD CONSTRUCTION
IRAQ
1. (S/D) SIGNIFICANCE: A MAJOR AIRFIELD CONSTRUCTION PROGRAM
IS UNDERWAY IN IRAQ.
2. (S/D) REMARKS: FIVE NEWLY IDENTIFIED AIRFIELDS WERE
OBSERVED UNDER CONSTRUCTION IN NORTHERN AND SOUTHERN IRAQ ON
TEN NEW AIRFIELDS HAVE IDENTIFIED 25X1
UNDER CONSTRUCTION IN IRAQ SINCE FEBRUARY 1981 (FIGURE 1).
(S/D) BASHUR AIRFIELD NEWT I, 67 NM NORTHEAST
OF MOSUL AT 36-31-UN 044-20-13E AND 0.5 NM EAST OF BASHUR
AIRFIELD WAS OBSERVED IN THE EARLY STAGES OF
CONSTRUCTION THIS AIRFIELD CONSISTS
OF A 2,600-X -METER NORTHWEST/SOUTHEAST RUNWAY AND A
PARKING APRON. THE AIRFIELD WAS NOT PRESENT
(S/D) SAMARRA AIRFIELD EAST , 76 NM NORTH-
NORTHEAST OF BAGHDAD AT 34-09-00 O-16-ROE. WAS B E VED IN
THE EARLY STAGES OF CONSTRUCTION THE
AIRFIELD CONSISTS OF A 3,000-X 56-METER NORTHWEST/SOUTHEAST
RUNWAY WITH A PARALLEL TAXIWAY AND A PARKING APRON. THIS
AIRFIELD WAS NOT PRESENT
(S/D) BALAD AIRFIELD SOUTHEASTI , 35 NM NORTH-
NORTHWEST OF BAGHDAD AT 33-56-30N 044-16-OOE, WAS OBSERVED IN
MID-TO-LATE STAGES OF CONSTRUCTION
(FIGURE 2). THIS MAJOR AIRFIELD CONSISTS OF TWO 3,400-X 60-
METER NORTHWEST/SOUTHEAST CONCRETE RUNWAYS (ONE IN FINAL
STAGES OF CONSTRUCTION), TWO PARALLEL TAXIWAYS, THREE
CROSSOVER LINKS, 19 HIGH-SPEED APPROACHES, 36 HARDENED
AIRCRAFT SHELTERS (5 COMPLETED), THREE PARKING APRONS, AND
ONE LARGE SUPPORT AREA. THIS AIRFIELD WAS NOT PRESENT
(S/D) SHAYKA MAZHAR AIRFIELD
SOUTHEAST OF BAGHDAD AT 32-56-OON 044-40-OOE, WAS OBSERVED IN
These notes have been prepared for briefing purposes only and should not be used for detailed ana-
lytical work. Their use should be restricted to the particular briefing board(s) they were prepared fo
and must be considered valid only for the reporting period as indicated by the date of issue.
WARNING NOTICE
Intelligence Sources
and Methods Involved
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