Erbil International Airport

Erbil International Airport (IATA: EBL, ICAO: ORER) (Arabic: مطار اربيل الدولي) (Kurdish: فڕۆکه‌خانه‌ی نێوده‌وڵه‌تیی هه‌ولێر / Firrokexaney Nêwdewlletîy Hewlêr), is the main airport of the city of Erbil in the Kurdistan Region, Iraq. It is administered by the Iraqi Government since 2017 and is one of two international airports in KRI (the other being Sulaymaniyah Airport), with a third in Duhok being under construction. The new modern airport opened in 2005. The airport has one of the longest runways in the world.

Erbil International Airport

Firrokexaney Nêwdewlletîy Hewlêr

فڕۆکه‌خانه‌ی نێوده‌وڵه‌تیی هه‌ولێر
مطار اربيل الدولي
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorIraqi Government
ServesErbil, Kurdistan Region, Iraq
LocationErbil
Hub for
Elevation AMSL1,363 ft / 415 m
Coordinates36°14′15″N 043°57′47″E
Websiteerbilairport.com
Map
ORER
Location in Kurdistan Region
ORER
ORER (Iraq)
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
18/36 4,800 15,748 Concrete
Statistics (2014)
Cargo33,527
Total passengers1,565,998
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