Sulaymaniyah International Airport Firokaxaney Nawdewletî Slêmanî / فڕۆکەخانەی نێودەوڵەتی سلێمانی مطار السليمانية الدولي | |||||||||||
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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 | ||||||||||
Website | sulairport | ||||||||||
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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. [2]
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. [3] The international flights ban was lifted in March 2018. [4] It is operated by the Iraqi Government since 2017.
The airport has facilities for both cargo and passengers. Sulaymaniyah International Airport has three terminals; for departures, arrivals and VIP s.
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