Sulaimaniyah International Airport
Sulaimaniyah International Airport (IATA: ISU, ICAO: ORSU) is an airport 15 kilometers outside the city of Sulaimaniyah, in Kurdistan Region.
Sulaimaniyah International Airport Firokaxaney Nawdewletî Silêmanî / فڕۆکەخانەی نێودەوڵەتی سلێمانی مطار السليمانية الدولي | |||||||||||
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Operator | Iraqi Government[1] | ||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||
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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
See alsoEdit
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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