What is Baghdad International Airport?
{{Infobox airport | name = Baghdad International Airport | nativename-a = {{nobold|{{lang|ar|مطار بغداد الدولي}}}} | nativename-r = ''{{small|Matar Baġdād ad-Dowaly}}'' | image = Baghdad International Airport.jpg | image-width = 250 | caption = | IATA = BGW | ICAO = ORBI | pushpin_map = Iraq | pushpin_mapsize = 220 | pushpin_mark = Airplane_silhouette.svg | pushpin_label = BGW | pushpin_map_caption = Location of airport in Iraq | pushpin_relief = 1 | type = Public / Military | owner = | operator = [[Iraqi Government]] | city-served = | location = [[Baghdad]], Iraq | hub = * [[Iraqi Airways]] * [[Al-Naser Airlines]] * [[FlyBaghdad]] | elevation-f = 114 | elevation-m = 35 | coordinates = {{coord|33|15|45|N|44|14|04|E|region:IQ|display=inline,title}} | website = | metric-rwy = | r1-number = 15R/33L | r1-length-f = 10,830 | r1-length-m = 3,301 | r1-surface = Concrete | r2-number = 15L/33R | r2-length-f = 13,123 | r2-length-m = 4,000 | r2-surface = Concrete | stat-year = 2009 | stat1-header = Total passengers | stat1-data = {{increase}} 7,500,000 (estimate) | footnotes = Source: [[DAFIF]]<ref name=WAD>{{WAD|ORBI|source=[[DAFIF]]}}</ref><ref name=GCM>{{GCM|SDA|source=[[DAFIF]]}}</ref> }} '''Baghdad International Airport''' {{airport codes|BGW|ORBI}}, previously ''Saddam International Airport'' {{airport codes|SDA|ORBS}} ({{lang-ar|مطار بغداد الدولي}}), is [[Iraq]]'s largest [[international airport]]. It is located in a suburb about {{convert|16|km|mi|abbr=on}} west of downtown [[Baghdad]] in the [[Baghdad Governorate]]. It is the home base for Iraq's national airline, [[Iraqi Airways]]. On 3 January 2020, Baghdad International Airport was the location of a [[2020 Baghdad International Airport attack|U.S. airstrike]] that killed [[Qasem Soleimani|Qassem Soleimani]], leader of [[Iran|Iran's]] [[Quds Force]], and [[Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis]], deputy commander of the [[Popular Mobilization Forces]], as well as numerous civilians.<ref>https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2020-01-02/irans-soleimani-and-iraqs-muhandis