Erbil airport
| Erbil International Airport Firokxaney nawdewletî Hewler فڕۆکهخانهی نێودهوڵهتی ههولێر |
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| Characteristics | |
| ICAO code | ORER |
| IATA code | EBL |
| Coordinates | |
| Height above MSL | 415 m (1362 ft ) |
| Transport links | |
| Distance from the city center | 7 km northwest of Erbil |
| Basic data | |
| opening | 2003 |
| operator | Kurdish regional government |
| Terminals | 1 |
| Passengers | 1,566,000 (2014) |
| Air freight | 33,527 (2014) |
| Flight movements |
16,218 (2014) |
| Capacity ( PAX per year) |
3,000,000 |
| Runways | |
| 18/36 | 4800 m × 75 m concrete |
| 15/33 (taxiway only) |
2800 m × 30 m asphalt |
The Erbil International Airport ( IATA : EBL , ICAO : ORER ) is an airport in the autonomous region of Kurdistan in Iraq. It is located in the northwest of the city of Erbil .
The airport is managed by the Kurdish regional government in Northern Iraq. With Sulaimaniyya Airport , it is one of the two airports in the Autonomous Region of Kurdistan.
history
The airport was built in 2003 to replace a military airfield operated by the Iraqi government until 1991. A first extension was opened in April 2005, shortly afterwards the airport received an ICAO code. In order to meet international standards, a completely new building was inaugurated in March 2010. It was built by the Turkish company Makyol . The cost was $ 550 million.
business
The airport is the hub of Zagrosjet , which flies to destinations in Turkey, Iraq and Sweden.
There are scheduled flight connections to destinations in Europe and the Middle East. Austrian Airlines flies daily to Vienna, Iraqi Airways and Lufthansa connect Erbil Airport with Frankfurt am Main three times a week. Other airlines that fly to Erbil are Atlasglobal , Pegasus Airlines , Turkish Airlines , Egypt Air , Royal Jordanian Airlines , Fly Dubai , Qatar Airways , Al Naser Airlines , Armenia Aircompany , Cham Wings Airlines , Flynas , Fly Erbil and Azerbaijan Airlines , Air Arabia , Mahan Air .
Other international destinations are Nuremberg, Cologne / Bonn, Stockholm and Rotterdam, Baku, Jeddah, Medina, Damascus, Yerevan , Sharjah, Tehran, Doha, Istanbul, Ankara, Antalya and Cairo. Domestic destinations are Baghdad , Basra , Sulaimaniyya and Najaf .
After the independence referendum in September 2017, operations for international flights were blocked by the government in Iraq. Humanitarian, diplomatic and military flights were exempt from the ban. In March 2018, operations for international flights were allowed again.
The companies active in air freight are DHL , Starlight and Mateen.
Infrastructure
The airport has a runway 4800 meters long and 75 meters wide in a north-south direction. The slope is one of the longest in the world. The landing direction 18 has an instrument landing system of the medium category (CAT II), the landing direction 36 has one of the simplest category (CAT I). Runway 15/33 is not used for take-offs or landings, but only for taxiing to or from Cargo Terminal 2. The airport has a 72,000 m² passenger terminal with a CIP area, its own VIP terminal and two freight terminals.
statistics
| year | Passengers | Freight (tons) |
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| 2006 | 163,619 | |
| 2007 | 263.148 | 9,321 |
| 2008 | 301,534 | 13,335 |
| 2009 | 348.120 | 11,100 |
| 2010 | 435,469 | 10,619 |
| 2011 | 621.870 | 17,769 |
| 2012 | 947,600 | 27,849 |
| 2013 | 1,193,783 | 38,572 |
| 2014 | 1,566,000 | 33,527 |
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Airport Statistics. Erbil International Airport, accessed January 23, 2013 .
- ↑ a b c A brief history. Erbil International Airport, accessed January 4, 2011 .
- ^ Turkish Goods Dominate Northern Iraqi Markets. (No longer available online.) In: Hürriyet Daily News . Hürriyet , December 23, 2010; archived from the original on December 27, 2010 ; accessed on January 4, 2011 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ http://www.erbilairport.com/ABUT01/F_ABUT01_02_02.aspx
- ^ Carriers and Destinations. Erbil International Airport, accessed January 4, 2011 .
- ↑ a b c Erbil International Airport. Retrieved August 20, 2018 .
- ↑ Baghdad is 'abusing its authority' with flight ban: Erbil airport chief . In: Rudaw . ( rudaw.net [accessed August 20, 2018]).
- ↑ Deutsche Welle (www.dw.com): Erbil Airport in Sleeping Beauty | DW | 09/29/2017. Retrieved August 20, 2018 .
- ↑ Reuters Editorial: Iraq PM Abadi orders reopening of Kurdish airports for ... In: US ( reuters.com [accessed August 20, 2018]).
- ^ Erbil International Airport. Retrieved August 20, 2018 .
- ^ Republic of Iraq Aeronautical Information Publication (AIP). (PDF) In: iraqcaa.com. P. 285 f. , accessed March 18, 2015 .
- ↑ http://www.erbilairport.com/ABUT01/F_ABUT01_02_05.aspx
- ↑ http://www.erbilairport.com/ABUT01/F_ABUT01_02_02.aspx
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