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Joint Base Balad airport at Balad (Irak)
Joint Base Balad airport is located near Balad, with Ad Dujayl at 10mi↑, Khalis at 13mi↑, Balad at 13mi↑, Baqubah at 21mi↑, Taji (Al-Taji) at 27mi↑, Al Miqdadiyah at 33mi↑, Samarra at 33mi↑, Ḩājj Sallūm at 34mi↑,→ See also Northernmost airports in Irak and Southernmost airports in Irak
→ See also airports in Irak
aerial view of Joint Base Balad airport
Airport code
- ICAO code : ORBD
- IATA code : XQC
- Local code : -
Elevation : 49 m = 161ft
→ See also Highest airports in Irak and Lowest airports in Irak
Runways
- runway 12/30 : 3504m = 11496ft
- runway 14/32 : 3502m = 11490ft
→ See also Airports with Longest runways in Irak
Coming to Joint Base Balad airport
Taxi : book on Taxi Booking
activities : book on Viator
Rent a car : book on Rentalcars
By train : book on Trip.com
By plane :
- Joint Base Balad airport at 0mi : book on Trip.com
- Baghdad International airport at 47mi : book on Trip.com
- Al Taqaddum Air Base airport at 61mi : book on Trip.com
Aviation weather for Joint Base Balad airport ORBD XQC
No METAR for Joint Base Balad airport
but aviation weather is available at Baghdad International airport (ORBI) at 47mi↑
TAF for Joint Base Balad airport ORBD XQC
ORBD 270240Z 2703/2809 34009KT 9000 HZ SCT170 BKN250 QNH2985INS BECMG 2709/2711 32010KT 9000 HZ VCTS SCT100CB BKN220 QNH2985INS TEMPO 2714/2721 VRB12G25KT 3200 -TSRA BLDU BKN100CB BECMG 2721/2722 02009KT 9000 HZ SCT140 BKN220 QNH2982INS TX28/2712Z TN15/2803Z
Decoded TAF for Joint Base Balad airport ORBD XQC
TAF issued by ORBD on Saturday, October 26, 2019 at 02:40 UTC Warning : this TAF is out of date, issued 1866 days and 16 hours and 12 minutes. weather forecast for 30 hours, weather forecast updated every 6 hours.
from Saturday, October 26, 2019 à 03:00 heure TU to Sunday, October 27, 2019 à 09:00 heure UTC
2703/2809 34009KT 9000 HZ SCT170 BKN250 QNH2985INS
haze
wind 9kt = 17km/h, direction is 340°
Visibility is 9km = 6mi.
scattered clouds at 17000ft = 5180m broken at 25000ft = 7620m
becoming from Sunday, October 27, 2019 à 09:00 heure TU to Sunday, October 27, 2019 à 11:00 heure UTC
BECMG 2709/2711 32010KT 9000 HZ VCTS SCT100CB BKN220 QNH2985INS
haze
VCTS
wind 10kt = 19km/h, direction is 320°
Visibility is 9km = 6mi.
scattered clouds at 10000ft = 3050m broken at 22000ft = 6710m
temporarily from Sunday, October 27, 2019 à 14:00 heure TU to Sunday, October 27, 2019 à 21:00 heure UTC
TEMPO 2714/2721 VRB12G25KT 3200 -TSRA BLDU BKN100CB
-TSRA
blowing dust
wind 12kt = 22km/h with gusts at 25kt = 46km/h, direction is °
Visibility is 3km = 2mi.
broken at 10000ft = 3050m
becoming from Sunday, October 27, 2019 à 21:00 heure TU to Monday, October 28, 2019 à 09:00 heure UTC
BECMG 2721/2722 02009KT 9000 HZ SCT140 BKN220 QNH2982INS TX28/2712Z TN15/2803Z
haze
wind 9kt = 17km/h, direction is 20°
Visibility is 9km = 6mi.
scattered clouds at 14000ft = 4270m broken at 22000ft = 6710m
NOTAM for Joint Base Balad airport
Around Joint Base Balad airport at Balad (Irak)
near
- Hotels in Ad Dujayl
- Station de montagne Saint-Moritz at 1996mi↑
- Station de montagne Davos Klosters at 2002mi↑
- Station de montagne Arosa Lenzerheide at 2012mi↑
- Station de montagne Laax at 2028mi↑
- Station de montagne Aletsch Arena at 2076mi↑
- Station de montagne Saas Fee at 2080mi↑
- Station de montagne Grindelwald-Wengen at 2085mi↑
- Station de montagne Zermatt at 2087mi↑
- Station de montagne La Colmiane at 2093mi↑
- Station de montagne Isola 2000 at 2097mi↑
- Station de montagne Kandersteg-Sunnbüel-Oeschinensee at 2097mi↑
- Station de montagne Gréolières-les-Neiges at 2104mi↑
- for Joint Base Balad airport at 0mi↑
- for Samarra East Air Base / Dhuluiya airport at 17mi↑
- for Baqubah airport at 17mi↑
nearest airports to Joint Base Balad airport at Balad (Irak)
- Samarra East Air Base / Dhuluiya airport ( IQ-0045) at 17mi↑
- Baqubah airport ( IQ-0012) at 17mi↑defunct airport
- Salum Air Base airport ( IQ-0044) at 27mi↑
- Khan Bani Saad airport ( IQ-0029) at 28mi↑
- Al Taji Army Air Field airport (ORTI ) at 29mi↑NOTAM
- Injanah Air Field airport ( IQ-0023) at 37mi↑
- Adnan Khair Allah Hospital heliport ( IQ-0056) at 41mi↑
- Transportation Ministry heliport ( IQ-0033) at 41mi↑
- Subakhu Air Field airport ( IQ-0050) at 42mi↑
- Washington Army heliport (ORWH ) at 44mi↑NOTAM
- Qasr Tall Mihl airport ( IQ-0036) at 44mi↑
- Rasheed Air Base airport ( IQ-0039) at 46mi↑
→ See also Former airports in Irak
Data sources
- METAR : AVWX
- TAF : AVWX
- Météo générale : Openweathermap et AVWX
- NOTAM : FAA
- VAC : France DGAC/SIA, Espagne ENAIRE, Belgique SKEYES
- Aerial maps : Google Maps, Microsoft Bing ou OpenStreetMap