Sulaimaniyah International Airport is an airport

Airport

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 15 kilometers outside of the city of Sulaimaniyah, in the Kurdistan region

Iraqi Kurdistan

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 of Iraq

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. The airport has facilities for both cargo and passengers. Sulaimaniyah International Airport has three terminals

Airport terminal

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 for departures, arrivals and VIP

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. The construction of the airport began in November 2003, and it was inaugurated in July 2005.

Airlines and destinations