Sulaimaniyah International Airport
Sulaimaniyah International Airport Firokaxaney Nawdewletî Silêmanî / فڕۆکەخانەی نێودەوڵەتی سلێمانی مطار السليمانية الدولي | |||||||||||
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Operator | Iraqi Government And The Kurdistan Regional Government[1] | ||||||||||
Serves | Silêmani -سلێمانی, Kurdistan Region, Iraq | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 2,492 ft / 760 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 35°33′39″N 45°18′52″E / 35.56083°N 45.31444°E | ||||||||||
Website | sulairport | ||||||||||
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Sulaimaniyah International Airport (IATA: ISU, ICAO: ORSU) is an airport 14 kilometers (9 miles) outside the city of Sulaimaniyah, in Kurdistan Region, Iraq.
History[]
Following the removal of Saddam Hussein, 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]
Facilities[]
The airport has facilities for both cargo and passengers. Sulaimaniyah International Airport has three terminals; for departures, arrivals and VIPs.
Airlines and destinations[]
Airlines | Destinations |
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Aircompany Armenia | Seasonal: Yerevan[4] |
Condor | Düsseldorf[5] Seasonal: Munich[6] |
flydubai | Dubai–International[7] |
FlyErbil | Düsseldorf[8] |
Iraqi Airways | Amman–Queen Alia, Baghdad, Baku,[9] Basra, Beirut, Cairo, Dubai–International, Erbil, Frankfurt,[10] London–Gatwick, Najaf, Tehran–Imam Khomeini |
Mahan Air | Kish Island,[11] Tehran–Imam Khomeini[12] |
Pegasus Airlines | Istanbul–Sabiha Gökçen[13] |
Qatar Airways | Doha |
Royal Jordanian | Amman–Queen Alia |
Turkish Airlines | Istanbul |
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Condor Flies to Beirut and Sulaimaniyah". Condor (in German). 26 February 2021. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
- ^ https://www.condor.com/de/generated/flugplan_W2022.pdf
- ^ "Sulaimaniyah travel guide". www.flydubai.com.
- ^ Liu, Jim. "FlyErbil March 2020 Network additions". Routesonline. Retrieved 25 February 2020.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Liu, Jim. "Mahan Air adds Kish Island – Sulaymaniyah service from Jan 2020". Routesonline. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
- ^ "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.
External links[]
- Sulaimaniyah International Airport
- Airport information for ISU at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
- Accident history for ISU at Aviation Safety Network
Categories:
- Airports in Iraq
- Sulaymaniyah
- Airports in Kurdistan Region (Iraq)
- 2005 establishments in Iraqi Kurdistan
- Asian airport stubs
- Iraqi building and structure stubs