al-taqaddum_air_base | runwaylength | 40190 <tsp> al-taqaddum_air_base | cityserved | fallujah <tsp> al-taqaddum_air_base | elevationabovethesealevel_(in_metres) | 840 <tsp> al-taqaddum_air_base | location | habbaniyah <sep> al taqaddum airbase (arabic: قاعدة التقدم الجوية) or al taqaddum ab (iata: tqd, icao: orat), called tq in military shorthand slang, is an air base that is located in central iraq, approximately 74 kilometers (46 miles) west of baghdad, at habbaniyah the airfield is served by two runways 13,000 and 12,000 feet (3,700 m) long since 2004, it has been known as camp taqaddum ('taqaddum' is an arabic word which means 'progress') it was formerly known as tammuz airbase the airbase was originally built by the royal air force (raf) in 1952 as the subsidiary plateau airfield of nearby raf habbaniya, whose runway was inadequate for the larger long range and jet aircraft being introduced 
the al taqaddum air base serves the city of fallujah and is located in habbaniyah. its runway is 4019 long and is 84 meters above sea level.al taqaddum airbase is located in central iraq, at habbaniyah