Ali Air Base

IATA XNHICAO ORTLMedium airport

Ali Air Base is a medium airport near Nasiriyah in Dhi Qar Governorate, Iraq. It is listed as IATA XNH and ICAO ORTL. The airport is located at 30.9358° / 46.0901° at an elevation of 6 m (20 ft). There are 2 runways, the longest measuring 3,333 m. The nearest airport is Juwarin Highway Strip, 42 km (26 mi) away. No scheduled service is recorded for this airfield.

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Map detail of Ali Air Base with runways — Close-up with runways

World map showing the position of Ali Air Base — Overview map

Data

Data
IATA code	`XNH`
ICAO code	`ORTL`
Identifier	`ORTL`
Type	Medium airport
City	Nasiriyah
Region	Dhi Qar Governorate
Country	Iraq
Coordinates	30.93580, 46.09010
Coordinates (deg/min/sec)	30° 56′ 08.88″ N 46° 05′ 24.36″ E
Elevation	6 m (20 ft)
Scheduled service	no

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Polarised sunglasses
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Arabic phrasebook
Arabic is the main language at this destination – a phrasebook helps day to day.
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Identify registrations and types from the fence – bright and handy.
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