• Source: Sulaimaniyah International Airport

      • Sulaymaniyah International Airport (IATA: ISU, ICAO: ORSU) is 14 kilometers west of the city of Sulaymaniyah in Kurdistan Region, Iraq. The airport encompasses an approximate area of 13.5 square kilometers. The combined capacity of the airport terminals is currently set at 1.5 million passengers per year and can be expanded to accommodate up to 3 million passengers annually.


      History


      Following the removal of Saddam Hussein, the construction of the airport began in November 2003, and it was inaugurated by former Iraqi president Jalal Talabani 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. The international flights ban was lifted in March 2018. It is operated by the Iraqi Government since 2017.


      Facilities


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


      Airlines and destinations




      = Cargo

      =
      Pradhaan Air Express | Tbilisi, Ras Al Khaimah
      Georgian Airlines | Dubai-World Central, Baku


      Former Destinations




      Statistics


      As of 2022, Sulaymaniyah International Airport is the fifth-busiest airport in Iraq by total passenger traffic, behind the airports in Baghdad, Najaf, Erbil and Basra.

      Source: COSIT. Air Transport Activity Statistics, years 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022.


      See also


      Duhok International Airport
      Erbil International Airport
      List of the busiest airports in the Middle East


      References




      External links


      Sulaymaniyah International Airport
      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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