Al Asad Airbase

Ayn al-Asad Airbase
IATA: IQA ICAO: ORAA LID: MAA
Summary
Airport type	Military: Airbase
Operator	United States Marine Corps (2003–2011)
Location	Al Anbar Province, Iraq
Elevation AMSL	618 ft / 188 m
Coordinates	33°48′N 42°26′E / 33.800°N 42.433°E / 33.800; 42.433Coordinates: 33°48′N 42°26′E / 33.800°N 42.433°E / 33.800; 42.433
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 09R/27L 13,100 3,990 Asphalt 09L/27R 13,100 3,990 Asphalt 08/26 10,100 3,090 Packed dirt
ILS planned in 2016

2014–2015 Ayn al-Assad base attacks
Part of Operation Inherent Resolve and the Global War on Terrorism
Ayn al-Asad Base Ayn al-Asad Base (Iraq)
Date October 2014–2015 Location Iraq Al Asad Airbase, Anbar province, Status Coalition victory Frequent attacks Coalition forces managed to secure the base by 2015
Belligerents
Republic of Iraq  United States of America  Denmark  Australia	Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
Units involved
Iraqi Army 7th Division U.S. Marine Corps U.S. Army MAGTF Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force - Crisis Response - Central Command Royal Danish Army	ISIL Armed Forces Wilayat Anbar
Strength
Iraqi Army: 9,000 United States: 600+ Denmark: 120	Unknown
Casualties and losses
Unknown	Unknown

Ayn al-Asad Airbase (IATA: IQA, ICAO: ORAA) is an Iraqi Armed Forces and United States armed forces base located in the Al Anbar Governorate of western Iraq.

It was the second largest US military airbase in Iraq during Operation Iraqi Freedom. Until January 2010, it was the home of the II Marine Expeditionary Force/Multi-National Force West. Other major tenants have included the 3rd ID's 4th IBCT, 82nd Airborne Division Advise & Assist Brigade, 332nd Medical Brigade, 321st Sustainment Brigade, Vertical Onboard Delivery Detachment-1 (VOD-1),VAQ-142, Navy Customs Battalion Juliet, elements of the Iraqi Army's 7th Division, and the United States Air Force (USAF). Due to numerous amenities aboard the base, service members referred to it as "Camp Cupcake."

The base is located in the Hīt District of the largely Sunni Al Anbar Governorate, about 100 miles (160 km) west of Baghdad and 5 miles (8.0 km) west of the village of Khan al Baghdadi.

The airbase is divided by Wādī al Asadī (وادي الاسدي), a wadi whose course passes through the oasis along the base's western edge and then continues eastward, emptying into the Euphrates River at Khan al Baghdadi. This oasis is locally referred to as "Abraham's Well".