Sulaimaniyah International Airport

Last updated

Sulaymaniyah International Airport

مطار السليمانية الدولي

فڕۆکەخانەی نێودەوڵەتی سلێمانی
Firokaxaney Nawdewletî Slêmanî
Sulaymaniyah Airport.jpg
44929 The Sulayamaniyah International Airport in 2007.jpg
Summary
Operator Iraqi Government [1]
Serves Sulaymaniyah (Slêmani-سلێمانی), Kurdistan Region, Iraq
Elevation  AMSL 2,492 ft / 760 m
Coordinates 35°33′39″N45°18′52″E / 35.56083°N 45.31444°E / 35.56083; 45.31444
Website sulairport.krd
Map
Iraq Kurdistan location map.svg
Airplane silhouette.svg
ISU
Location of airport in Iraqi Kurdistan
Runways
Direction LengthSurface
mft
13/313,50011,483 Concrete
Statistics (2022)
Passengers428,609
Aircraft operations5,513
Source: ICAA, [2] COSIT. [3]

Sulaymaniyah International Airport( IATA : ISU, ICAO : ORSU) is 14 kilometers west of the city of Sulaymaniyah in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. The airport encompasses an approximate area of 13.5 square kilometers. The combined capacity of the airport terminals is currently set at 1.5 million passengers per year and can be expanded to accommodate up to 3 million passengers annually. [4]

Contents

History

Following the removal of Saddam Hussein, the construction of the airport began in November 2003, and it was inaugurated by former Iraqi president Jalal Talabani in July 2005. International flights were shut down from 29 September 2017 following a decision taken by the Iraq Civil Aviation Authority (ICAA), but the airport remained open for domestic and humanitarian flights. [5] The international flights ban was lifted in March 2018. [6] It is operated by the Iraqi Government since 2017.

Facilities

The airport has facilities for both cargo and passengers. Sulaymaniyah International Airport has three terminals; for departures, arrivals and VIP s.

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
flydubai Dubai–International [7]
Iraqi Airways Baghdad,Basra, Beirut, Cairo, Dubai–International,Tehran–Imam Khomeini
Mahan Air Tehran–Imam Khomeini [8]
Qatar Airways Doha
Royal Jordanian Amman–Queen Alia

Cargo

Pradhaan Air Express | Tbilisi, Ras Al Khaimah Georgian Airlines | Dubai-World Central, Baku


Former Destinations

{{Airport-dest-list

| Iraqi Airways| Stockholm, London, Amman, Frankfurt, Istanbul, Najaf, Erbil, Jeddah, Munich, Dusseldorf, Kiev, Copenhagen, Sofia Plovdiv, Bratislava, Hamburg

| Condor Airlines| Dusseldorf,Munich (resumes dusseldorf only likely after Turkish flight ban lifts)

| Pegasus Airlines| Antalya, Istanbul

| Freebird Airlines|Antalya, Eindhoven

| Atlasglobal| Istanbul

| Turkish Airlines| Istanbul (resumes 6-7 December 2024 most likely)

| FlyErbil| Istanbul, Dusseldorf, Stockholm, Erbil

| EgyptAir| Cairo

| Germania| Nuremberg, Dusseldorf, Frankfurt, |Munich, |Hamburg

| [SunExpress]| Antalya, Dusseldorf

Statistics

As of 2022, Sulaymaniyah International Airport is the fifth-busiest airport in Iraq by total passenger traffic, behind the airports in Baghdad, Najaf, Erbil and Basra.

YearPassengersCargoAircraft operations
Total%YoYTons%YoYMovements%YoY
2015574,645N.D.N.D.N.D.6,999N.D.
2016525,993Decrease2.svg 8.5%198.4N.D.N.D.N.D.
2017485,156Decrease2.svg 7.8%38.5Decrease2.svg 80.6%7,550N.D.
2018309,869Decrease2.svg 36.1%N.D.N.D.5,392Decrease2.svg 28.6%
2019474,919Increase2.svg 53.3%13,567.8N.D.7,500Increase2.svg 39.1%
2020124,223Decrease2.svg 73.8%10,489.0Decrease2.svg 22.7%2,495Decrease2.svg 66.7%
2021277,541Increase2.svg 123.4%N.D.N.D.4,257Increase2.svg 70.6%
2022428,609Increase2.svg 54.4%3,857.5N.D.5,513Increase2.svg 29.5%

Source: COSIT. Air Transport Activity Statistics, years 2015, [9] 2016, [10] 2017, [11] 2018, [12] 2019, [13] 2020, [14] 2021 [15] and 2022. [16]

See also

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Baghdad International Airport</span> Airport in Iraq

Baghdad International Airport, previously Saddam International Airport from 1982 to 2003, is Iraq's largest international airport, located in a suburb about 16 km (9.9 mi) west of downtown Baghdad in the Baghdad Governorate. It is the home base for Iraq's national airline, Iraqi Airways.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Iraqi Airways</span> Flag carrier of Iraq

Iraqi Airways Company, operating as Iraqi Airways, is the national carrier of Iraq, headquartered on the grounds of Baghdad International Airport in Baghdad. It is the second oldest airline in the Middle East. Iraqi Airways operates domestic and regional services; its main base is Baghdad International Airport.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Sulaymaniyah</span> City in the Kurdistan Region, Iraq

Sulaymaniyah or Slemani, is a city in the east of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq and is the capital of the Sulaymaniyah Governorate. It is surrounded by the Azmar (Ezmer), Goizha (Goyje) and Qaiwan (Qeywan) Mountains in the northeast, Baranan Mountain in the south and the Tasluja Hills in the west. The city has a semi-arid climate with very hot dry summers and cold wet winters.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Viking Airlines</span> Former Swedish charter airline

Viking Airlines AB was a privately owned charter airline with a head office in Stockholm, Sweden and based in Stockholm. Viking Airlines primarily operated charter flights for European tour operators. The airline was established in 2003. Viking Airlines had its head office in Spånga, Stockholm, Sweden.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Basra International Airport</span> Airport

Basra International Airport is international airport in Iraq, serving the southern city of Basra. As of 2022, Basra International Airport is the fourth-busiest airport by total passenger traffic and aircraft operations in the country, behind the airports in Baghdad, Najaf and Erbil.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Arab Air Carriers' Organization</span>

The Arab Air Carriers' Organization is a non-profit organization with 37 member airlines from 19 countries within North Africa and the Middle East and home-based in country members of the Arab League. The countries are Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, the United Arab Emirates, and Yemen. It is headquartered in Beirut, Lebanon. The AACO members collectively offer 3,900 daily flights to 430 airports in 122 countries.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Kurdistan Region</span> Autonomous entity in the Republic of Iraq

Kurdistan Region is an autonomous administrative entity within the Republic of Iraq. It comprises four Kurdish-majority divisions of Arab-majority Iraq: the Erbil Governorate, the Sulaymaniyah Governorate, the Duhok Governorate, and Halabja Governorate. The KRI is bordered by Iran to the east, by Turkey to the north, and by Syria to the west. It does not govern all of Iraqi Kurdistan, and lays claim to the disputed territories of northern Iraq; these territories have a predominantly non-Arab population and were subject to the Ba'athist Arabization campaigns throughout the late 20th century. Though the KRI's autonomy was realized in 1992, one year after Iraq's defeat in the Gulf War, these northern territories remain contested between the Kurdistan Regional Government and the Government of Iraq to the present day. In light of the dispute, the KRI's constitution declares the city of Kirkuk as the capital of Iraqi Kurdistan. However, the KRI does not control Kirkuk, and the Kurdistan Region Parliament is based in Erbil. In 2014, when the Syria-based Islamic State began their Northern Iraq offensive and invaded the country, the Iraqi Armed Forces retreated from most of the disputed territories. The KRI's Peshmerga then entered and took control of them for the duration of the War in Iraq (2013–2017). In October 2017, following the defeat of the Islamic State, the Iraqi Armed Forces attacked the Peshmerga and reasserted control over the disputed territories.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Erbil International Airport</span> Airport in the Kurdistan Region, Iraq

Erbil International Airport, is the main airport of the city of Erbil in the Kurdistan Region, Iraq. It is administered by the Iraqi Government since 2017 and is one of two international airports in the KRI, with a third in Duhok being under construction. The new modern airport opened in 2005. The airport has one of the longest runways in the world.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Tarhan Tower Airlines</span> Turkish airline

Tarhan Tower Airlines was a charter airline based in Istanbul, Turkey. Its main hub was Atatürk International Airport.During December 2007 SHGM suspended the licence allowing the airline to operate due to issues found within the airlines maintenance department.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Kurdistan Airlines</span> Defcunt Emirati-Kurdish Airline

Kurdistan Airlines A.K.A Kurdish Airlines was a Kurdish airline based in the United Arab Emirates.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Kirkuk International Airport</span> International airport in Kirkuk, Iraq

The Kirkuk International Airport is an airport located in Kirkuk, Iraq. The airport officially opened in 20th October, 2022 for civil visitors.

Azmar Airlines was a charter airline based in Sulaymaniyah, Iraqi Kurdistan. It was founded in 2005 and meanwhile went out of business.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Al Najaf International Airport</span> Airport

Al Najaf International Airport is an international airport serving Najaf, Iraq, and is located on the eastern side of the city. Formerly a military airbase, the airport consists of one asphalt runway, measuring 3,000 metres (9,800 ft) long and 45 metres (148 ft) wide. The airport is expanding to provide four departure gates, two arrival gates, immigration and passenger services.

Tailwind Airlines is a Turkish charter airline based in Istanbul which operates flights from its bases at Antalya Airport.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Erbil</span> Capital of Kurdistan, Iraq

Erbil, also called Hawler, is the capital and most populated city in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. The city is in the Erbil Governorate.

Borajet was a privately owned Turkish airline based in Yeşilköy, Bakırköy, Istanbul operating domestic and international services. It suspended operations on 24 April 2017.

Fly Baghdad is a private Iraqi airline, headquartered in Baghdad, with flights based at Baghdad International Airport. The airline restarted its operations on 14 February 2017. Fly Baghdad has 1 Boeing B737-700, 5 B737-800, 3 B737-900ER, 1 CRJ-200 and 1 CRJ-900 with an average aircraft age of approximately fifteen years. After the dissolution of old board, the new management rebuilt the company again. The company slogan is Less Price... More Flights. Flights to the European Union have been banned in November 2023, due to safety concerns.

FlyErbil is an Iraqi Kurdish airline based at Erbil International Airport, Kurdistan Region, Iraq. The airline was founded in 2015, but there was a three-year delay before its first launch due to the ISIL offensive in northern Iraq.

Wladimir van Wilgenburg is a Dutch journalist and author writing predominantly about Kurdistan. He has written for Al-Monitor, Kurdistan 24, Al-Jazeera, and Foreign Policy, amongst others. He lives in Erbil, Iraqi Kurdistan.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Timeline of Erbil</span>

The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Erbil, Kurdistan Region.

References

  1. ↑ "Kurdish government accepts Baghdad's conditions to end dispute". Arab News. Archived from the original on 30 December 2017. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
  2. ↑ "Iraq's AIP. Consolidated edition, February, 2021" (PDF). Retrieved 15 June 2024.
  3. ↑ "اﻟﻧﻘل اﻟﺟوي ﻓﻲ اﻟﻘطﺎع اﻟﺣﮐوﻣﻲ إﺣﺻﺎء ﻧﺷﺎط ﺔـ ﻟﺳﻧ 2022" (PDF). Central Organization for Statistics and Information Technology (COSIT). Retrieved 15 June 2024.
  4. ↑ "About". www.sulairport.krd. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
  5. ↑ "Iraqi govt enforces international flight ban in Kurdistan region". France 24. 29 September 2017.
  6. ↑ Mostafa, Mohamed (20 March 2018). "Kurdistan's Sulaymaniyah sets first foreign flight since Iraqi embargo lifted". www.iraqinews.com.
  7. ↑ "Sulaimaniyah travel guide". www.flydubai.com.
  8. ↑ "Mahan Air resumes flights between Tehran and Sulaymaniyah on 10JUN18. One weekly, A310. #Iran". Twitter. 24 May 2018.
  9. ↑ "اﻟﻧﻘل اﻟﺟوي ﻓﻲ اﻟﻘطﺎع اﻟﺣﮐوﻣﻲ إﺣﺻﺎء ﻧﺷﺎط ﺔـ ﻟﺳﻧ 2015" (PDF). Central Organization for Statistics and Information Technology (COSIT). Retrieved 15 June 2024.
  10. ↑ "اﻟﻧﻘل اﻟﺟوي ﻓﻲ اﻟﻘطﺎع اﻟﺣﮐوﻣﻲ إﺣﺻﺎء ﻧﺷﺎط ﺔـ ﻟﺳﻧ 2016" (PDF). Central Organization for Statistics and Information Technology (COSIT). Retrieved 15 June 2024.
  11. ↑ "اﻟﻧﻘل اﻟﺟوي ﻓﻲ اﻟﻘطﺎع اﻟﺣﮐوﻣﻲ إﺣﺻﺎء ﻧﺷﺎط ﺔـ ﻟﺳﻧ 2017" (PDF). Central Organization for Statistics and Information Technology (COSIT). Retrieved 15 June 2024.
  12. ↑ "اﻟﻧﻘل اﻟﺟوي ﻓﻲ اﻟﻘطﺎع اﻟﺣﮐوﻣﻲ إﺣﺻﺎء ﻧﺷﺎط ﺔـ ﻟﺳﻧ 2018" (PDF). Central Organization for Statistics and Information Technology (COSIT). Retrieved 15 June 2024.
  13. ↑ "اﻟﻧﻘل اﻟﺟوي ﻓﻲ اﻟﻘطﺎع اﻟﺣﮐوﻣﻲ إﺣﺻﺎء ﻧﺷﺎط ﺔـ ﻟﺳﻧ 2019" (PDF). Central Organization for Statistics and Information Technology (COSIT). Retrieved 15 June 2024.
  14. ↑ "اﻟﻧﻘل اﻟﺟوي ﻓﻲ اﻟﻘطﺎع اﻟﺣﮐوﻣﻲ إﺣﺻﺎء ﻧﺷﺎط ﺔـ ﻟﺳﻧ 2020" (PDF). Central Organization for Statistics and Information Technology (COSIT). Retrieved 15 June 2024.
  15. ↑ "اﻟﻧﻘل اﻟﺟوي ﻓﻲ اﻟﻘطﺎع اﻟﺣﮐوﻣﻲ إﺣﺻﺎء ﻧﺷﺎط ﺔـ ﻟﺳﻧ 2021" (PDF). Central Organization for Statistics and Information Technology (COSIT). Retrieved 15 June 2024.
  16. ↑ "اﻟﻧﻘل اﻟﺟوي ﻓﻲ اﻟﻘطﺎع اﻟﺣﮐوﻣﻲ إﺣﺻﺎء ﻧﺷﺎط ﺔـ ﻟﺳﻧ 2022" (PDF). Central Organization for Statistics and Information Technology (COSIT). Retrieved 15 June 2024.


Airport symbol.svg

This article about an Iraqi airport is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.