Duhok International Airport

Duhok International Airport (Sorani:فڕۆکه‌خانه‌ی نێوده‌وڵه‌تی Kurmanji: Balafirgeha Nêvdewletî ya Duhokê) was an international airport under construction in Kurdistan. It is located in the Duhok city province just near the village of Sêmêl. The airport construction is also on the 5 meter route of Zakho city way.

Duhok International Airport

Balafirgeha Nêvdewletî ya Duhokê

فڕۆکه‌خانه‌ی نێوده‌وڵه‌تی
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorKurdistan
ServesDuhok
LocationDuhok
Coordinates36°54′41.418″N 42°43′42.568″E
Websiteduhokairport.com
Map
Duhok international airport
Location in Iraqi Kurdistan
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
12 11,745.41 3,850 m 330.000 tons of Asphalt
Duhok international airport project started in 2012 and is currently under construction

Construction

2012 Opening ceremony

The Lebanese company Dar al-Handasa had started to build the company in the summer of 2012. At the end of February 2012 the airport facilities would have been completed. Another Korean company, Incon, had been given the assignment to set up the structure of the airport. This was initially ordered to be done in May 2012 so that the airport could start to operate.[1]

Duhok International Airport (DIA) would ideally be the third operating international airport in the Kurdistan region of Iraq. It would cover an area of 1,500 hectares and will include 18 check-in desks. The project cost $450 million and was going to handle approximately 1 million passengers for the first year upon service.[2]

2015 termination

2015 plan

In July 2015, Kurdistan's Prime Minister Nechirvan Barzani announced that construction of the airport would begin within two months.[3] During those two months the ground was being built but unfortunately due to funding financial crisis the project stopped again. the area where Duhok airport was alleged to be constructed never started construction again and will remain so for the remainder of the time.

Destinations

The Duhok International Airport was going to serve global international airports around Europe most likely Netherlands, Germany, Sweden, U.K. etc. and the Middle-East.

Airport facilities

Passengers

Duhok airport's design consisted of terminals and featured modern luggage handling 18 check in desks, a first class lounge similar to Erbil international airport. Immigration facilities, press, tobacco, souvenirs and duty-free shops, restaurant, cafes, mini market, bureau de change, banks, mosque Parking for cars of arrivals and departures.[4] The airport would also have 7 in total jetways 3 mobile and 4 fixed.

Other airports in Kurdistan

There are two other international airports in the Kurdistan Region in northern Iraq.

References
  1. The airport will be ready in spring 2015 Archived 2012-01-19 at the Wayback Machine
  2. "Prime Minister Barzani announces construction of Duhok International Airport", Kurdistan Regional Government. Retrieved 2014-02-04.
  3. "Duhok airport project to begin within two months". Construction Week Online Middle East. Retrieved 2019-10-06.
  4. "Duhok International Airport, Kurdistan - Airport Technology". Airport Technology. Retrieved 2018-09-08.
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