Editing Baghdad International Airport (section)

===2003–2005 (U.S. occupation)===
[[File:Baghdad International Airport (October 2003).jpg|thumb|right|Inside view of the deserted Samarra Blue terminal 3 terminal in 2003, showing a nonfunctional [[flight information display system|FIDS]] (note the red and white icon for the long-defunct [[East Germany|East German]] airline [[Interflug]] on the fourth row from the bottom, a legacy of [[Iraqi invasion of Kuwait|the invasion of Kuwait]]), in front of empty [[check-in]] desks and passport control]]
[[File:Sen. McCain visits Iraq DVIDS93115.jpg|left|thumb|A military helicopter flying over the airport, 2003]]
In 2003, [[Multi-National Force – Iraq|United States-led Coalition forces]] [[2003 invasion of Iraq|invaded Iraq]]. In early April, they moved into Baghdad, took control of the airport, and changed its name to Baghdad International Airport.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2003-04-04 |title=Renamed airport gateway to Iraq's future |url=https://www.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/139574/renamed-airport-gateway-to-iraqs-future/https://www.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/139574/renamed-airport-gateway-to-iraqs-future/ |access-date=2024-07-26 |website=Air Force |language=en-US}}{{dead link|date=March 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> The [[International Civil Aviation Organization|ICAO]] code for the airport consequently changed from ORBS to ORBI. The [[International Air Transport Association|IATA]] code also changed from SDA to BGW, which had previously referred to all Baghdad airports, and before that to [[Muthenna Air Base|Al Muthana Airport]] when Saddam Hussein was in power.

In July 2003, the airport resumed civilian flights for the first time since 1991.<ref name=":0" />
[[File:001127-BaghdadAirport-Iraq-IMG 8335-2.jpg|thumb|[[Babylon]] Terminal, Baghdad International Airport in 2022]]
Civilian control of the airport was returned to the [[Iraq|Iraqi Government]] from the [[Coalition Provisional Authority]] in 2004.{{citation needed|date=July 2024}}