Baghdad airport spreads aircraft to reduce damage risk

2026-03-15 - 20:14

Shafaq News- Baghdad Iraqi authorities implemented security measures at Baghdad International Airport amid ongoing security threats, a source in the aviation sector told Shafaq News on Sunday. Authorities moved aircrafts away from the main runway and dispersed them across different locations inside the airport, reducing the likelihood of multiple planes being damaged in the event of an attack. The step, according to the source, also facilitates a faster response to any emergency and helps prevent incidents from spreading across the airport grounds. A logistics support center affiliated with the US Embassy and located in the vicinity of airport came under attack repeatedly in recent days injuring personnel and causing limited material damage to several facilities