Sulaimaniyah International Airport

Sulaimaniyah International Airport
Sulaimaniyah International Airport; Firokaxaney Nawdewletî Silêmanî / فڕۆکەخانەی نێودەوڵەتی سلێمانی; مطار السليمانية الدولي
	IATA: ISU; ICAO: ORSU;
Summary
Operator	Iraqi Government
Serves	Sulaymaniyah, Iraq
Elevation AMSL	2,492 ft / 760 m
Coordinates	35°33′39″N 45°18′52″E / 35.56083°N 45.31444°E
Website	sul-airport.com
Map
	ISU Location of airport in Iraq
Runways

Sulaimaniyah International Airport (IATA: ISU, ICAO: ORSU) is an airport 15 kilometers outside the city of Sulaimaniyah, in Kurdistan Region.

HistoryEdit

The construction of the airport began in November 2003, and it was inaugurated 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.^[2] The international flight ban was lifted in March 2018.^[3]

FacilitiesEdit

The airport has facilities for both cargo and passengers. Sulaimaniyah International Airport has three terminals; for departures, arrivals and VIPs.

Airlines and destinationsEdit

Airlines	Destinations
Aircompany Armenia	Seasonal: Yerevan^[4]
AtlasGlobal	Istanbul
flydubai	Dubai–International^[5]
Iraqi Airways	Amman–Queen Alia, Baghdad, Baku,^[6] Basra, Beirut, Cairo, Dubai–International, Frankfurt,^[7] London–Gatwick, Najaf, Tehran–Imam Khomeini
Mahan Air	Tehran–Imam Khomeini^[8]
Pegasus Airlines	Istanbul–Sabiha Gökçen^[9]
Qatar Airways	Doha
Royal Jordanian	Amman–Queen Alia
Turkish Airlines	Istanbul^[10]

ReferencesEdit

^ "Kurdish government accepts Baghdad's conditions to end dispute". Arab News. Archived from the original on 30 December 2017. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
^ "Iraqi govt enforces international flight ban in Kurdistan region". France 24. 29 September 2017.
^ Mostafa, Mohamed. "Kurdistan's Sulaimaniyah sets first foreign flight since Iraqi embargo lifted". www.iraqinews.com.
^ Liu, Jim (25 April 2019). "Armenia schedules new service to Iraq in S19". Routesonline. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
^ "Sulaimaniyah travel guide". www.flydubai.com.
^ Liu, Jim. "Iraqi Airways adds Sulaymaniyah – Baku service from May 2019". Routesonline.
^ Liu, Jim. "Iraqi Airways adds Sulaymaniyah – Frankfurt service from mid-May 2019". Routesonline.
^ "Mahan Air resumes flights between Tehran and Sulaymaniyah on 10JUN18. One weekly, A310. #Iran". Twitter. 24 May 2018.
^ Liu, Jim. "Pegasus begins Sulaymaniyah flight from Sep 2016". Routesonline.
^ "Istanbul New Airport Transition Delayed Until April 5, 2019 (At The Earliest)".

External linksEdit

Sulaimaniyah International Airport
Airport information for ORSU at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.Source: DAFIF.
Airport information for ISU at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
Accident history for ISU at Aviation Safety Network

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[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] "Iraqi govt enforces international flight ban in Kurdistan region". France 24. 29 September 2017.

[3] Mostafa, Mohamed. "Kurdistan's Sulaimaniyah sets first foreign flight since Iraqi embargo lifted". www.iraqinews.com.

[4] Liu, Jim (25 April 2019). "Armenia schedules new service to Iraq in S19". Routesonline. Retrieved 25 April 2019.

[5] "Sulaimaniyah travel guide". www.flydubai.com.

[6] Liu, Jim. "Iraqi Airways adds Sulaymaniyah – Baku service from May 2019". Routesonline.

[7] Liu, Jim. "Iraqi Airways adds Sulaymaniyah – Frankfurt service from mid-May 2019". Routesonline.

[8] "Mahan Air resumes flights between Tehran and Sulaymaniyah on 10JUN18. One weekly, A310. #Iran". Twitter. 24 May 2018.

[9] Liu, Jim. "Pegasus begins Sulaymaniyah flight from Sep 2016". Routesonline.

[10] "Istanbul New Airport Transition Delayed Until April 5, 2019 (At The Earliest)".

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