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.
sulaimaniyah, international, airport, iata, icao, orsu, airport, kilometers, miles, outside, city, sulaimaniyah, kurdistan, region, iraq, firokaxaney, nawdewletî, silêmanî, فڕۆکەخانەی, نێودەوڵەتی, سلێمانیمطار, السليمانية, الدوليiata, isuicao, orsusummaryoperat. Sulaimaniyah International Airport IATA ISU ICAO ORSU is an airport 14 kilometers 9 miles outside the city of Sulaimaniyah in Kurdistan Region Iraq Sulaimaniyah International AirportFirokaxaney Nawdewleti Silemani فڕۆکەخانەی نێودەوڵەتی سلێمانیمطار السليمانية الدوليIATA ISUICAO ORSUSummaryOperatorIraqi Government And The Kurdistan Regional Government 1 ServesSilemani سلێمانی Kurdistan Region IraqElevation AMSL2 492 ft 760 mCoordinates35 33 39 N 45 18 52 E 35 56083 N 45 31444 E 35 56083 45 31444Websitesulairport wbr krdMapISULocation of airport in IraqRunwaysDirection Length Surfacem ft13 31 3 500 11 483 Concrete Contents 1 History 2 Facilities 3 Airlines and destinations 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksHistory EditFollowing 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 EditThe airport has facilities for both cargo and passengers Sulaimaniyah International Airport has three terminals for departures arrivals and VIPs Airlines and destinations EditAirlinesDestinationsAircompany ArmeniaSeasonal Yerevan 4 flydubaiDubai International 5 FlyErbilDusseldorf 6 Iraqi AirwaysAmman Queen Alia Baghdad Baku 7 Basra Beirut Cairo Dubai International Erbil Frankfurt 8 London Gatwick NajafMahan AirTehran Imam Khomeini 9 Pegasus AirlinesIstanbul Sabiha Gokcen 10 Qatar AirwaysDohaRoyal JordanianAmman Queen AliaTurkish AirlinesIstanbulSee also EditDuhok International Airport Erbil International AirportReferences Edit 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 20 March 2018 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 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 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 EditSulaimaniyah International Airport Airport information for ISU at Great Circle Mapper Source DAFIF effective October 2006 Accident history for ISU at Aviation Safety NetworkPortals Iraq Kurdistan Aviation This article about an Iraqi airport is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sulaimaniyah International Airport amp oldid 1118754912, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
