Jalal Talabani International Airport
Jalal Talabani International Airport مطار جلال طالباني الدولي فڕۆکەخانەی نێودەوڵەتیی جەلال تاڵەبانی | |||||||||||
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| Operator | Federal government of Iraq (ICAA), Kurdistan Regional Government | ||||||||||
| Serves | Sulaymaniyah, Kurdistan Region, Iraq | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 2,492 ft / 760 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°33′39″N 45°18′52″E / 35.56083°N 45.31444°E | ||||||||||
| Website | sulairport | ||||||||||
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| Source: ICAA, COSIT. | |||||||||||
Jalal Talabani International Airport, formerly known as Sulaymaniyah International Airport (IATA: ISU, ICAO: ORSJ) is 14 kilometers west of the city of Sulaymaniyah in Kurdistan Region, Iraq. The airport encompasses an approximate area of 13.5 square kilometers. The combined capacity of the airport terminals is currently set at 1.5 million passengers per year and can be expanded to accommodate up to 3 million passengers annually.
In 2025, Sulaymaniyah International Airport was officially renamed Jalal Talabani International Airport, in honor of the late Jalal Talabani, former President of Iraq and a prominent Kurdish leader. The renaming followed a proposal from the Jalal Talabani Foundation, and was approved by the Iraqi Council of Ministers and Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani. This gesture recognizes Talabani’s long political career, his role in Iraq’s post-Saddam era, and his contributions to Kurdish and Iraqi unity.