OSM · Mosul, Iraq
Mosul International Airport.
--:--:-- · AST (UTC+03:00) · 36.3058° N, 43.1474° E
Mosul International Airport
Airport in Mosul
Verification trail
Source-backed facts for OSM
This section separates stable airport identifiers from live operating data. Codes, coordinates, timezone, elevation, source identifiers, and accepted reference links are retained here; live arrivals, departures, gates, delays, NOTAMs, and airline schedule changes must still be checked with the airport or carrier.
Airport catalog
OurAirports ID 5290; ident ORBM; scheduled service not listed.
Cached airports.csv snapshot: 2026-04-25; runways.csv snapshot: 2026-05-21.
Official airport source
No official airport website accepted in this snapshot
The page does not fabricate an official source when the airport facts snapshot did not accept one.
Reference summary
Mosul International Airport
Airport-shaped reference summary from en.wikipedia.org; summary snapshot 2026-05-20.
Open sourceManual / derived signals
16 source-backed signals
Merged from OurAirports cached airports.csv, OurAirports cached runways.csv, Wikidata airport entity snapshot, airport-shaped Wikipedia summary snapshot; facts generated 2026-05-21.
IATA / ICAO
OSM / ORBM
OurAirports ident
ORBM
GPS / local code
ORBM
ISO region
IQ-NI
Scheduled service
Not listed in source snapshot
Role
international scheduled-service gateway
Official host
Not accepted
Reference host
en.wikipedia.org
Wikidata entity
Q1432089
Snapshot generated
2026-05-21
Airport lookup keys
Stable codes
Regional keys
Alternate names
Nearby airport codes
Route reference codes
Accepted citation URLs
Last updated May 21, 2026. Stable airport identifiers and timezone facts are content-reviewed; clocks render live in the browser, while weather and time-difference notes are page-snapshot aids rather than permanent airport records.
Live values rendered at Nov 5, 9:22 PM UTC.
What you need to know now
Local airport time
--:--:--AST · UTC+03:00
Time zone
AST
Asia/Baghdad · UTC+03:00
Airfield conditions
Live airport weather is temporarily unavailable.
Surface access
4.8 km
Approximate distance to central Mosul.
Official source
Mosul International Airport
Wikipedia / reference summary
Airport Snapshot
Country capital
Baghdad
Languages
Arabic, Aramaic
Currency
IQD (ع.د)
Country area
438,317 km²
Passenger volume
Source note unavailable
Terminals
Not clearly stated
Runways
1 runway
Longest runway
8,695 ft / 2,650 m
Runway surface
concrete
Opened / operator
2007 · United States Army
Owner / entity
Q1432089
Hub airlines
Mixed or not clearly stated
Airport role
international scheduled-service gateway
Scheduled service
Not listed
Fact coverage
16 source-backed signals
Mosul International Airport is a international scheduled-service gateway for Mosul, Iraq. Mosul's built-up core sits roughly 4.8 km from the terminal area. Operations run on Asia/Baghdad (UTC+03:00, AST). Live weather is temporarily unavailable. With 3 other indexable airports in its surrounding network, it works well as a reference point for regional flight planning and timezone checks.
Mosul International Airport (OSM / ORBM) is at 36.3058° N, 43.1474° E, elevation 719 ft (219 m), serving Mosul, Iraq.
The accepted reference summary is used as supporting context for the airport identity and operating notes; the timed facts here still come from the airport catalog, timezone database, country snapshot, and linked source trail.
Mosul is in Iraq (capital Baghdad); on Asia/Baghdad (AST, UTC+03:00); working languages: Arabic, Aramaic, Sorani; currency: IQD (ع.د).
Distance from central Mosul: 5 km.
Airport context brief
A compact traveler-facing brief from the airport catalog, country snapshot, route geometry, city anchors, peer airports, and source trail for OSM.
Name and identity cues
Primary airport name
Mosul International Airport (OSM / ORBM)
Mosul International Airport · Airport in Mosul
Known label 1
OSB
Alternate airport-name cue retained for OSM, not a separate indexable duplicate page.
Source identifiers
ORBM · ORBM · IQ-NI
No official host accepted · en.wikipedia.org · scheduled service not listed
Source-specific airport notes
Regional role cue
After undergoing major renovations to be able to reach international standards and category 1 status, it reopened as a civilian airport on 2 December 2007.
Accepted from the airport reference trail as a role-specific cue for OSM; not treated as a live service guarantee.
Closest mapped city anchors
1. Mosul
mosul · 4.1 km from OSM
Iraq · Asia/Baghdad · +0h · population 1,683,000 · city coordinates 36.3350, 43.1189
2. Al Mawşil al Jadīdah
al-mawsil-al-jadidah · 4.8 km from OSM
Iraq · Asia/Baghdad · +0h · population 2,065,597 · city coordinates 36.3327, 43.1056
3. Tallkayf
tallkayf · 21 km from OSM
Iraq · Asia/Baghdad · +0h · population 23,524 · city coordinates 36.4912, 43.1211
4. Al-Hamdaniya
al-hamdaniya · 21 km from OSM
Iraq · Asia/Baghdad · +0h · population 50,000 · city coordinates 36.2709, 43.3776
5. Sīnah
sinah · 57 km from OSM
Iraq · Asia/Baghdad · +0h · population 128,776 · city coordinates 36.8085, 43.0393
6. Dihok
dihok · 64 km from OSM
Iraq · Asia/Baghdad · +0h · population 340,900 · city coordinates 36.8661, 42.9879
Airport alternatives in the retained graph
1. EBL ORER
Erbil International Airport · Arbil
72 km from OSM · Asia/Baghdad · +0h · elevation 1,341 ft (409 m) · airport coordinates 36.2360, 43.9466
2. TBZ OITT
Tabriz International Airport · Tabriz
341 km from OSM · Asia/Tehran · +0h 30m · elevation 4,459 ft (1,359 m) · airport coordinates 38.1339, 46.2350
3. BGW ORBI
Baghdad International Airport / New Al Muthana Air Base · Baghdad
353 km from OSM · Asia/Baghdad · +0h · elevation 114 ft (35 m) · airport coordinates 33.2625, 44.2346
Route-time reference set
1. OSM-EBL
Arbil · 72 km · 55m
Asia/Baghdad · +0h from OSM; reference route only, not a live schedule.
2. OSM-TBZ
Tabriz · 341 km · 1h 16m
Asia/Tehran · +0h 30m from OSM; reference route only, not a live schedule.
3. OSM-BGW
Baghdad · 353 km · 1h 17m
Asia/Baghdad · +0h from OSM; reference route only, not a live schedule.
Runway source evidence
Published runway count
1 runway
Longest runway 8,695 ft / 2,650 m. 1 lighted runway in the runway snapshot.
Runway surface mix
concrete
Surface labels are normalized from the OurAirports runway rows for OSM.
Runway identifiers
15/33
Identifier pairs are retained as airport-specific runway cues, not live operational availability claims.
Same-country airport context
1. EBL ORER
Erbil International Airport · Arbil · 72 km from OSM
large airport · Asia/Baghdad · iraq · 1,341 ft (409 m) · 36.2360, 43.9466
2. BGW ORBI
Baghdad International Airport / New Al Muthana Air Base · Baghdad · 353 km from OSM
large airport · Asia/Baghdad · iraq · 114 ft (35 m) · 33.2625, 44.2346
3. BSR ORMM
Basra International Airport · Basra · 765 km from OSM
large airport · Asia/Baghdad · iraq · 11 ft (3 m) · 30.5491, 47.6621
Accepted operational notes
Source note 1
It became a civil airport in 1990 with the rebuild of the runway and construction of a new terminal.
Retained as a source-backed local role note for OSM.
Source note 2
After undergoing major renovations to be able to reach international standards and category 1 status, it reopened as a civilian airport on 2 December 2007.
Retained as a source-backed local role note for OSM.
Country and authority
OSM sits in Iraq (Republic of Iraq), whose capital is Baghdad. No specific civil-aviation authority label is attached in the current map, so this page avoids inventing one. Country context: Asia, Western Asia.
Traveler context
Common country-language signals: Arabic, Aramaic, Sorani. Currency context: IQD (ع.د). OSM is not listed with scheduled service in the airport source snapshot.
Names and local labels
OSM is also associated in the airport facts snapshot with OSB. These labels help catch alternate airport names without creating separate duplicate airport pages.
Reference description
Airport in Mosul. This description is used only as identity context; live flight status, terminal assignment, and airport alerts still belong to the official airport or airline source.
Source-specific cues
Regional role cue: After undergoing major renovations to be able to reach international standards and category 1 status, it reopened as a civilian airport on 2 December 2007.
Entity fingerprint
Wikidata airport entity: Q1432089 · Mosul International Airport. Administrative area: Nineveh Governorate
Field and clock profile
Mosul International Airport is a low-elevation field at 719 ft (219 m), positioned at 36.3058° N, 43.1474° E in the Northern mid-latitudes. The runway snapshot lists 1 runway and a longest runway of 8,695 ft / 2,650 m. The airport clock uses Asia/Baghdad (AST, UTC+03:00), so cross-date arrivals should be checked against this zone rather than the airline origin city.
City and airport alternatives
Mosul is the closest retained city-time anchor at 4.1 km. EBL Arbil is the closest retained airport alternative at 72 km.
Country airport peers
OSM is compared with EBL Arbil at 72 km, BGW Baghdad at 353 km, BSR Basra at 765 km inside the retained Iraq airport set, which is useful when backup airports share the same country context but differ by city, route network, and clock behavior.
Route geometry
OSM-EBL Arbil: 72 km, about 55m, +0h. OSM-TBZ Tabriz: 341 km, about 1h 16m, +0h 30m. OSM-BGW Baghdad: 353 km, about 1h 17m, +0h. These are distance and timezone references, not live flight availability claims.
Source trail
OurAirports ident ORBM backs the stable code, coordinate, elevation, and timezone record. No official airport website passed the current airport-facts snapshot. en.wikipedia.org is used only as supporting reference context. Snapshot date: 2026-05-21.
Operational Profile
Traffic profile
Reference airport
Airline role
Mixed commercial service
Terminal footprint
See operational notes
Runway footprint
1 runway · longest 8,695 ft / 2,650 m
Runway identifiers
15/33
OurAirports classifies OSM as a large airport; the airport name and codes identify it as an international gateway for Mosul.
OSM (ORBM) is a low-elevation field at 719 ft (219 m) in the mid-latitudes, kept in the curated set for its route, timezone, and market-planning value.
OSM sits in a broader regional network with 3 nearby curated alternatives, so airline choice and connection strategy are part of the planning story here.
OSM's runway record lists 1 runway, with the longest runway at 8,695 ft / 2,650 m and source surfaces recorded as concrete.
United States Army is the clearest operator or management signal we currently have on file for OSM.
- It became a civil airport in 1990 with the rebuild of the runway and construction of a new terminal.
- After undergoing major renovations to be able to reach international standards and category 1 status, it reopened as a civilian airport on 2 December 2007.
These operational notes prefer the structured airport facts snapshot, then fall back to the accepted airport reference at Mosul International Airport, then blend that with local timezone, route, and city-access data already on this page.
Decision matrix for OSM
These are the specific situations where this airport page earns its keep: time-zone conversion, city transfer planning, nearby airport backup logic, and source-confidence checks before acting.
When the clock matters
OSM uses Asia/Baghdad (AST, UTC+03:00). Use this before overnight arrivals, cross-date departures, and same-day connections.
When surface access matters
Mosul International Airport is about 4.8 km from central Mosul; build that transfer into arrival and check-in planning.
When alternates matter
EBL Arbil is the closest retained alternate at 72 km, time difference +0h.
When source checks matter
The accepted airport reference came from en.wikipedia.org; live schedules, gates, routes, terminals, and NOTAM-sensitive operations still need official airport or airline verification.
How this airport compares nearby
These comparisons place OSM inside the retained airport graph by country, timezone, elevation, and coordinate neighbors. They are deterministic dataset facts, not generated flight claims.
Country-rank position
OSM ranks #4 in the curated Iraq airport set when large airports are listed before medium airports, then sorted by IATA code. The retained country set has 4 airports.
Same-zone airport cohort
OSM shares Asia/Baghdad with BGW Baghdad IQ · BSR Basra IQ · EBL Arbil IQ. This helps separate same-clock airports by city, country, code, and geography.
Elevation-neighbor cohort
OSM is 719 ft (219 m). Closest elevation peers in the retained airport set include MKE 723 ft (220 m) (4 ft delta) · LHE 712 ft (217 m) (7 ft delta) · BUF 728 ft (222 m) (9 ft delta) · CGQ 706 ft (215 m) (13 ft delta) · NIM 732 ft (223 m) (13 ft delta).
Coordinate-neighbor check
OSM's nearest retained coordinate neighbors are EBL 72 km +0h · TBZ 341 km +0h 30m · BGW 353 km +0h.
Flight Path Arc
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Arriving From / Departing To
| Destination | Route code | Distance | Estimated window | Time difference | Destination clock |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arbil | EBL | 72 km | 55m | +0h | --:--:-- |
| Tabriz | TBZ | 341 km | 1h 16m | +0h 30m | --:--:-- |
| Baghdad | BGW | 353 km | 1h 17m | +0h | --:--:-- |
OSM to EBL
Arbil
Distance 72 km; estimated travel window 55m; destination zone Asia/Baghdad is +0h from OSM. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
OSM to TBZ
Tabriz
Distance 341 km; estimated travel window 1h 16m; destination zone Asia/Tehran is +0h 30m from OSM. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
OSM to BGW
Baghdad
Distance 353 km; estimated travel window 1h 17m; destination zone Asia/Baghdad is +0h from OSM. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
Airport Details
Timezone
Ground Transport and Nearby Context
Central Mosul is close enough that taxi, ride-hail, and rail or shuttle links are usually the fastest arrival options.
Al Mawşil al Jadīdah is the nearest mapped city anchor in the current dataset, which makes it the cleanest companion page when travelers want to switch from airport timing into local city timing.
Mosul International Airport has 3 nearby indexed airport alternatives, which makes backup departures and diversion logic part of real planning instead of a theoretical edge case.
Nearby city time anchors
Airport pages are most useful when they bridge into real city clocks. These city anchors are ranked by distance from OSM, then shown with their own timezone, local time, and time difference from the airport clock.
Mosul
mosul · 4.1 km · Asia/Baghdad
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Al Mawşil al Jadīdah
al-mawsil-al-jadidah · 4.8 km · Asia/Baghdad
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Tallkayf
tallkayf · 21 km · Asia/Baghdad
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Al-Hamdaniya
al-hamdaniya · 21 km · Asia/Baghdad
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Sīnah
sinah · 57 km · Asia/Baghdad
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Dihok
dihok · 64 km · Asia/Baghdad
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Simele
simele · 67 km · Asia/Baghdad
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Erbil
erbil · 78 km · Asia/Baghdad
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
‘Aqrah
aqrah · 84 km · Asia/Baghdad
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Ash Sharqāt
ash-sharqat · 88 km · Asia/Baghdad
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Batifa
batifa · 97 km · Asia/Baghdad
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Zaxo
zaxo · 102 km · Asia/Baghdad
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Airlines and Network Role
Mosul International Airport does not have a long carrier list in the current source trail, so this page emphasizes the durable pieces travelers can safely use here: local time, field identifiers, nearby airports, and timezone differences.
The route timing references show the first cross-timezone planning burden after this airport: Arbil (EBL), Tabriz (TBZ), Baghdad (BGW). Treat them as distance and clock cues, then verify flight availability with the carrier.
Planning checkpoints
- Traffic signal: not clearly stated in the source trail.
- Terminal footprint: not clearly stated in the source trail.
- Runway footprint: 1 runway; longest runway 8,695 ft / 2,650 m; identifiers 15/33.
- Runway surfaces: concrete; 1 lighted runway in the source snapshot.
- Operator / management: United States Army.
- Opened / inaugurated: 2007.
- Network role: mixed or not clearly stated in the source trail.
Nearby Airports
Nearby airports are ranked by coordinate distance from OSM. The time difference column is computed from IANA zones against the page snapshot, while the local clocks update in the browser.
Erbil International AirportEBL
Arbil · large airport
- Distance
- 72 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 1,341 ft (409 m)
Compare against EBL when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Tabriz International AirportTBZ
Tabriz · large airport
- Distance
- 341 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h 30m
- Elevation
- 4,459 ft (1,359 m)
Compare against TBZ when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Baghdad International Airport / New Al Muthana Air BaseBGW
Baghdad · large airport
- Distance
- 353 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 114 ft (35 m)
Compare against BGW when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Companion Planning Tools
Questions
FAQ
What timezone is Mosul International Airport (OSM) in?▾
Mosul International Airport is in the Asia/Baghdad timezone (UTC+03:00, AST).
What are the codes for Mosul International Airport?▾
Mosul International Airport uses IATA code OSM and ICAO code ORBM.
Where is Mosul International Airport located?▾
Mosul International Airport is located in Mosul, Iraq at coordinates 36.3058° N, 43.1474° E, with an elevation of 719 ft (219 m) (low-elevation field in the mid-latitudes).
How far is Mosul International Airport from central Mosul?▾
Mosul International Airport sits roughly 4.8 km from the nearest mapped city center for Mosul.
Which route reference is most useful from OSM?▾
Arbil (EBL) is one of the closest route references on this page, with an estimated travel window of 55m, destination timezone Asia/Baghdad, and a +0h difference from OSM.
What other airports in Iraq are close peers to OSM?▾
OSM's curated peers in Iraq on this site include EBL Arbil, BGW Baghdad, BSR Basra.
How many runways does Mosul International Airport have?▾
Mosul International Airport's source-backed operational summary lists 1 runway, with the longest runway recorded at 8,695 ft / 2,650 m; identifiers include 15/33.