List of Iraqi Airways destinations

Iraqi Airways Company, operating as Iraqi Airways[1] is the national carrier of Iraq, headquartered in Baghdad[2][3] One of the oldest airlines in the Middle East, Iraqi Airways operates 5 domestic and 10 international routes in Africa, Asia and Europe since having resumed operations in 2003, 7 others were suspended in between. The airline was said to have ceased operations on 26 May 2010, partly due to claims for compensation from Kuwait arising out of the Gulf War, but continues to operate domestic and regional routes till today.

Iraqi Airways was founded in 1945 and is a member of the Arab Air Carriers' Organization. They operated the first flight on 29 January 1946, ever since they expanded into a global airline covering a wide network of destinations in Africa, Asia, Europe, North and South America prior to the 1980–88 Iran–Iraq War as well as the 1990 Iraqi invasion of Kuwait, ensuing sanctions brought the airline's services to a halt, random charters for Hajj were operated in defiance during the 90s.

The destination list shows airports that are served by Iraqi Airways as part of its regular scheduled passenger services. The list includes the city and country name; the airport codes of the International Air Transport Association (IATA airport code) and the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO airport code); the airport name; additionally, there are labels for airports that are the airline's base and terminated stations[4][5]

List edit

Country City Airport Notes Refs
Armenia Yerevan Zvartnots International Airport Terminated [6][7]
Azerbaijan Baku Heydar Aliyev International Airport [7][8]
Belarus Minsk Minsk National Airport Seasonal [9]
Bahrain Manama Bahrain International Airport [4][5]
Bulgaria Sofia Sofia Airport [10]
China Beijing Beijing Capital International Airport resumes 4 May 2024 [11]
Guangzhou Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport [12]
Denmark Copenhagen Copenhagen Airport [13]
Egypt Cairo Cairo International Airport [4][5][10]
Hurghada Hurghada International Airport Charter [14]
Sharm El Sheikh Sharm El Sheikh International Airport Charter
Germany Berlin Berlin Brandenburg Airport [13]
Düsseldorf Düsseldorf Airport [13]
Frankfurt Frankfurt Airport [13]
Munich Munich Airport [15]
India Ahmedabad Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport [10]
Delhi Indira Gandhi International Airport [4][5][10][16]
Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport [10]
Iran Bandar Abbas Bandar Abbas International Airport Terminated [17]
Isfahan Isfahan International Airport [4][5][18]
Kerman Kerman Airport Terminated [19]
Kish Island Kish International Airport Terminated [4][5][18]
Mashhad Mashhad International Airport [4][5]
Rasht Rasht Airport Terminated [20]
Tehran Tehran Imam Khomeini International Airport [21]
Tehran Mehrabad International Airport Terminated [4][5][22]
Iraq Baghdad Baghdad International Airport Hub [4][5]
Basra Basra International Airport Base [4][5]
Erbil Erbil International Airport Base [4][5]
Kirkuk Kirkuk International Airport
Mosul Mosul International Airport Terminated [4][5]
Najaf Al Najaf International Airport [4][5]
Nasiriyah Nasiriyah Airport [23]
Sulaymaniyah Sulaymaniyah International Airport [4][5]
Jordan Amman Queen Alia International Airport [4][5][10]
Kuwait Kuwait City Kuwait International Airport [4][5][10][24][25]
Lebanon Beirut Beirut–Rafic Hariri International Airport [4][5]
Malaysia Kuala Lumpur Kuala Lumpur International Airport [4][5][26]
Pakistan Islamabad Islamabad International Airport [27]
Karachi Jinnah International Airport [10][28]
Russia Moscow Vnukovo International Airport [10][29]
Saudi Arabia Jeddah King Abdulaziz International Airport Seasonal Charter [10][30]
Medina Prince Mohammad bin Abdulaziz International Airport Seasonal Charter [31]
Riyadh King Khalid International Airport Seasonal Charter [32]
Sweden Gothenburg Göteborg Landvetter Airport [33][34]
Malmö Malmö Airport Terminated [35][36]
Stockholm Stockholm Arlanda Airport [13]
Syria Aleppo Aleppo International Airport Terminated [24]
Damascus Damascus International Airport Suspended [4][5][22]
Tunisia Tunis Tunis–Carthage International Airport [10]
Turkey Adana Adana Airport Terminated [4][5][18]
Ankara Ankara Esenboğa Airport [4][5]
Antalya Antalya Airport [37]
Batman Batman Airport Terminated [38]
Gaziantep Oğuzeli Airport [39]
Istanbul Istanbul Arnavutköy International Airport [4][5][10]
Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
Trabzon Trabzon Airport [40]
Samsun Samsun-Çarşamba Airport [41]
United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi Abu Dhabi International Airport [22]
Dubai Dubai International Airport [4][5]
Sharjah Sharjah International Airport Terminated [22]
United Kingdom London Gatwick Airport Terminated [21]
Heathrow Airport Terminated [10]
Manchester Manchester Airport Terminated [13]

Note - Iraqi Airways also served Lydda[42] in British Mandate Palestine up until early May 1948.

References edit

  1. ^ Arab Air Carriers Organization Archived 23 October 2010 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "Iraqi Airways Office in Baghdad." with its main base at Baghdad International Airport. Iraqi Airways. Retrieved on 6 March 2010.
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  8. ^ "Iraqi Airways open flight to Baku on 22 September". ABC.az. Fineko. 10 September 2015. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
  9. ^ http://belarusfeed.com/iraqi-airways-opens-regular-seasonal-flight-to-minsk/
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  11. ^ Jim Liu. "IRAQI AIRWAYS PLANS BEIJING MAY 2024 LAUNCH". AeroRoutes.
  12. ^ "Iraqi Airways to Resume Guangzhou Service in 4Q23". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
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  14. ^ "Iraqi Airways files Hurghada / Trabzon schedules from July 2019". routesonline.com. 16 July 2019.
  15. ^ "Iraqi Airways adds Munich service from late-March 2019". Routesonline. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
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  19. ^ "Iraqi Airways adds Kerman service from March 2017". Routesonline. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
  20. ^ "سيستم چارتر عراق | بلیط هواپیما | بلیط چارتر".
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  23. ^ "Iraq's economic center".
  24. ^ a b "Index of /ttimages/complete/ia54". timetableimages.com.
  25. ^ Iraqi Airways to resume flights to Kuwait
  26. ^ "Malaysia Resumes Flights to Iraq after 25 Years". Iraq Business News. 29 June 2012.
  27. ^ "Iraqi adds flights to Islamabad". 27 July 2022. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
  28. ^ [en.economiciraq.com/2018/01/29/iraqi-airways-announces-the-opening-of-the-baghdad-karachi-line/ "Iraqi Airways announces the opening of the Baghdad-Karachi Line"]. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)
  29. ^ "Iraqi Airways Germany / Russia service changes from Oct 2017".
  30. ^ Iraqi Airways charter flights to Jeddah data at flightradar24
  31. ^ "YI-ASJ - Boeing 737-81Z - Iraqi Airways - Flightradar24". flightradar24.com. Flightradar24. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
  32. ^ 1964 time table
  33. ^ ch-aviation listing Iraqi Airways routes in the European Union states
  34. ^ "Kiss site promoting new Gothenburg service by Iraqi Airways". Archived from the original on 10 April 2017. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
  35. ^ Iraqi Airways banned from European Union airspace
  36. ^ "Iraq Dinar - Iraqi Dinar - Iraq Stock Exchange - Dinar Revaluation and Speculation - Investors Iraq". investorsiraq.com.
  37. ^ IRAQI AIRWAYS' FIRST FLIGHT TO ANTALYA / TURKEY. YouTube. 17 June 2013.
  38. ^ "Iraqi Airways S14 New Routes".
  39. ^ "Iraqi Airways adds Gaziantep scheduled service from late-Dec 2017". routesonline. 3 January 2018. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
  40. ^ "Iraqi Airways files Hurghada / Trabzon schedules from July 2019". routesonline.com. 16 July 2019.
  41. ^ "Flight Radar 24". www.flightradar24.com. Iraqi Airways. Retrieved 11 February 2019.
  42. ^ "ia4805-2.jpg (1567x1100)". timetableimages.com. Timetable images. Retrieved 17 March 2019.