Sulaimaniyah International Airport
Sulaimaniyah International Airport (IATA: ISU, ICAO: ORSU) is an airport 15 kilometers outside the city of Sulaimaniyah, in Iraqi Kurdistan.
Sulaimaniyah International Airport Firokaxaney Nawdewletî Silêmanî / فڕۆکەخانەی نێودەوڵەتی سلێمانی مطار السليمانية الدولي | |||||||||||
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| Operator | Kurdistan Regional 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 | ||||||||||
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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.[1] The international flight ban was lifted in March 2018.[2]
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
- ^ "Iraqi govt enforces international flight ban in Kurdistan region". France 24. 29 September 2017.
- ^ https://www.iraqinews.com/features/kurdistans-sulaimaniyah-sets-first-foreign-flight-since-iraqi-embargo-lifted/
- ^ Liu, Jim (25 April 2019). "Armenia schedules new service to Iraq in S19". Routesonline. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
- ^ "Booking". flyebl.com.
- ^ https://www.flydubai.com/en/destinations/middle-east/iraq/sulaimaniyah
- ^ https://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/284127/iraqi-airways-adds-sulaymaniyah-baku-service-from-may-2019/
- ^ https://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/284436/iraqi-airways-adds-sulaymaniyah-frankfurt-service-from-mid-may-2019/
- ^ https://twitter.com/aviationirancom/status/999546119410642944
- ^ http://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/268904/pegasus-begins-sulaymaniyah-flight-from-sep-2016/
- ^ "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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