Duhok International Airport
Duhok International Airport Balafirgeha Nêvdewletî ya Duhokê فڕۆکهخانهی نێودهوڵهتی | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public گشتی | ||||||||||
| Operator | Kurdistan Regional Government حکومهتی ههريمی کوردستان | ||||||||||
| Serves | Duhok | ||||||||||
| Location | Sumail | ||||||||||
| Opened | 2015 | ||||||||||
| Website | [1] | ||||||||||
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  Duhok Airport Location in Iraq | |||||||||||
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This airport is under construction since May 2012 | |||||||||||
Duhok International Airport is an international airport under construction in the Kurdistan Autonomous Region in northern Iraq. It is located in the Duhok province just near the village of Sumail and the city of Zakho. In July 2015, Kurdistan’s Prime Minister, Nechirvan Barzani, announced that construction of the airport would begin within two months.[1]
Construction
2012 plan and cancellation
The Lebanese company Dar al-Handasa has started to build the company in the summer of 2012. At the end of February 2012 the airport facilities have to be completed. Another Korean company, Incon, has been given the assignment to set up the structure of the airport. This has to be done in May 2012 so the airport can start to operate.[2] It will be the third international airport in the Kurdistan Region.
Duhok International Airport (DIA) will cover an area of 1,500 hectares and include 18 check-in desks. The project will cost $450 million and handle approximately 1 million passengers for the first year.[3]
But unfortunately due to the raising crisis in Iraq, All funding on the airport has been cancelled until further notice.
2015 plan
In July 2015, Kurdistan’s Prime Minister, Nechirvan Barzani, announced that construction of the airport would begin within two months.[4]
International
The Duhok International Airport will serve several international airports around Europe and the Middle-East.[according to whom?]
Destinations
The destinations and airlines that Duhok Airport will serve are not yet available.
Other airports in Kurdistan Region
There are two other international airports in the Kurdistan Region in northern Iraq.
References
- ^ http://www.constructionweekonline.com/article-17616-duhok-airport-project-to-begin-within-two-months/
- ^ The airport will be ready in spring 2015
- ^ "Prime Minister Barzani announces construction of Duhok International Airport", Kurdistan Regional Government. Retrieved 2014-02-04.
- ^ http://www.constructionweekonline.com/article-17616-duhok-airport-project-to-begin-within-two-months/
External links
- Duhok Airport website Official website of Duhokairport
- Duhok Airport website Duhok Airport Facebook page
- Duhok Airport website The website of DIA project
- Erbil Airport website The website of Erbil International Airport
- Dar al-Handasa website The website of the Libanese Dar al-Handasa Grout
