Sulaimaniyah International Airport

Sulaymaniyah International Airport مطار السليمانية الدولي فڕۆکەخانەی نێودەوڵەتی سلێمانی
IATA: ISU ICAO: ORSU
Summary
Operator	Federal government of Iraq, Kurdistan Regional Government [1]
Serves	Sulaymaniyah, 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
ISU Location in Iraq
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 13/31 3,500 11,483 Concrete
Statistics (2022)
Passengers 428,609 Aircraft operations 5,513
Source: ICAA, [2] COSIT. [3]

Sulaymaniyah International Airport( IATA : ISU, ICAO : ORSU) is 14 kilometers west of the city of Sulaymaniyah in Kurdistan Region, 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]

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 VIPs.

Airlines and destinations

Airlines	Destinations
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

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.

Year	Passengers		Cargo		Aircraft operations
	Total	%YoY	Tons	%YoY	Movements	%YoY
2015	574,645	N.D.	N.D.	N.D.	6,999	N.D.
2016	525,993	8.5%	198.4	N.D.	N.D.	N.D.
2017	485,156	7.8%	38.5	80.6%	7,550	N.D.
2018	309,869	36.1%	N.D.	N.D.	5,392	28.6%
2019	474,919	53.3%	13,567.8	N.D.	7,500	39.1%
2020	124,223	73.8%	10,489.0	22.7%	2,495	66.7%
2021	277,541	123.4%	N.D.	N.D.	4,257	70.6%
2022	428,609	54.4%	3,857.5	N.D.	5,513	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

• Duhok International Airport
• Erbil International Airport
• List of the busiest airports in the Middle East

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.

External links

• Sulaymaniyah International Airport
• Airport information for ISU at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
• Accident history for ISU at Aviation Safety Network