Al Asad Air Base — Hīt, Iraq

IQA designates Al Asad Air Base, a large military airfield near Hīt in Iraq's Al Anbar province, historically one of Iraq's most significant air bases, first built during the Saddam Hussein era and later used extensively by U.S. and coalition forces after 2003. The base served as a major logistics and operations hub during the Iraq War and later during the campaign against ISIS, housing thousands of troops at its peak. It gained international attention in January 2020 when it was struck by Iranian ballistic missiles following the killing of Qassem Soleimani. IQA is not a commercial airport; its IATA code is used almost exclusively for military and government flight coordination rather than civilian travel.