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Jalal Talabani International Airport

Sulaymaniyah, Iraq

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Jalal Talabani International Airport

Sulaymaniyah, Iraq

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Gateway to Iraqi Kurdistan's cultural and economic heartland.

Opened

1990

Location

Sulaymaniyah, Iraq

Jalal Talabani International Airport, known by the IATA code ISU, serves Sulaymaniyah, the second-largest city in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. The airport is named after Jalal Talabani, the Kurdish politician who served as President of Iraq from 2005 to 2014. The airport handles both domestic and international flights, connecting Sulaymaniyah to destinations across the Middle East and Europe. It plays a vital role in the economic and humanitarian connectivity of the Kurdistan Region. The facility has undergone various periods of expansion and operational adjustment, including temporary suspensions of international flights linked to regional political tensions and disputes between the Kurdistan Regional Government and the Iraqi federal government.

Terminals

The airport operates a single passenger terminal handling both domestic and international traffic.

Getting to & from

Ground transport to the city center is primarily via private taxis and car rental services, as no formal public bus rapid transit link exists.

Airlines here

Airlines serving Sulaymaniyah have included FlyBaghdad, Iraqi Airways, and various regional carriers connecting to destinations in Turkey, Iran, and the Gulf states.

Notable facts

›Named after Jalal Talabani, the first Kurdish President of Iraq.
›The airport has experienced temporary closures and flight bans due to political disputes between Erbil and Baghdad.
›Located approximately 15 kilometers from the center of Sulaymaniyah.
›Serves as a key entry point for NGO and humanitarian workers operating in the Kurdistan Region.
›Sulaymaniyah is often considered the cultural capital of Iraqi Kurdistan, making the airport strategically important.

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Airlines serving this airport

Canadian Western Airlines

Maastricht Airlines

Routes

ISU → IKAEP · 100

ISU → DXBFZ · 73H

ISU → ISTKK · 320

ISU → DOHQR · 320

ISU → AMMRJ · E75

ISU → ARNST · 73G

ISU → DUSST · 73G

ISU → MUCST · 73G

ISU → ISTTK · 321 738 739

ISU → ARNW2 · 320

Aircraft operating here

Airbus A3203 routes Boeing 737-7003 routes Fokker 1001 routes 73H1 routes Embraer 1751 routes Airbus A3211 routes Boeing 737-8001 routes Boeing 737-9001 routes

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Encyclopaedia

Jalal Talabani International Airport, formerly Sulaymaniyah International Airport 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 1.5 million passengers per year and can be expanded to accommodate up to 3 million passengers annually. Despite this capacity, passenger traffic in this airport is very low, peaking at only 574,645 passengers in 2015.

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