Duhok International Airport (Arabic: مطار دهوك الدولي) (Kurdish:فڕۆکەخانەی نێودەوڵەتیی دھۆک) is an international airport currently under construction in Kurdistan Region, Iraq. It is located in the Duhok city province just near the town of Sêmêl. Duhok airport serves the Duhok Governorate of Iraq.
Duhok International Airport مطار دهوك الدولي فرۆکەخانەی نێودەوڵەتی دهۆک | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | Federal government of Iraq | ||||||||||
| Serves | Dohuk, Kurdistan Region, Iraq | ||||||||||
| Location | Duhok | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 36°54′41.418″N 42°43′42.568″E / 36.91150500°N 42.72849111°E | ||||||||||
| Website | web | ||||||||||
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  Duhok international airport Location in Kurdistan Region, Iraq | |||||||||||
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Duhok international airport project started in 2012 and is currently under construction | |||||||||||
Construction
edit2012 Opening ceremony
editThe 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 South Korea 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 be the third international airport in the Kurdistan region of Iraq, the other two being Erbil International Airport and Sulaimaniyah International Airport. It will cover an area of 1,500 ha (3,700 acres) and will include 18 check-in desks. The project costs US$450 million and is going to handle approximately one million passengers for the first year upon service.[2]
The project was delayed due to a number of regional crises. As of 2022, it is still under construction.[3]
References
edit- ^ The airport will be ready in spring 2015 Archived 2012-01-19 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Prime Minister Barzani announces construction of Duhok International Airport" Archived 2014-12-02 at the Wayback Machine, Kurdistan Regional Government. Retrieved 2014-02-04.
- ^ "PM Masrour Barzani visits Duhok International Airport project". 21 September 2021.
External links
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- 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 Hewler International Airport
- Slemani Airport website The website of Slemani International Airport
- Dar al-Handasa website The website of the Libanese Dar al-Handasa Group