Airport code
ISU — Sulaymaniyah International Airport
ISU is the IATA code for Sulaymaniyah International Airport, an airport serving Sulaymaniyah, Iraq. Its ICAO code is ORSU, and it operates in the Asia/Baghdad time zone (UTC+3). The airport sits at 35.5617, 45.3167 in the Northern Hemisphere, at an elevation of 2494 ft (760 m).
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About Sulaymaniyah International Airport
Jalal Talabani International Airport, formerly Sulaymaniyah International Airport 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 1.5 million passengers per year and can be expanded to accommodate up to 3 million passengers annually. Despite this capacity, passenger traffic in this airport is very low, peaking at only 574,645 passengers in 2015.
Reference data
Airport information
| IATA code | ISU |
|---|---|
| ICAO code | ORSU |
| Airport name | Sulaymaniyah International Airport |
| City | Sulaymaniyah |
| Country | Iraq |
| Time zone | Asia/Baghdad (UTC+3) |
| Latitude | 35.5617 |
| Longitude | 45.3167 |
| Elevation | 2494 ft (760 m) |
| Airport type | Medium airport |
| Continent | Asia |
| Runways | 1 |
| Longest runway | 11,481 ft (3,499 m) |
| Map | View on OpenStreetMap ↗ |
Reference data last updated 24 July 2026.
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What is the IATA code for Sulaymaniyah International Airport?
The IATA code for Sulaymaniyah International Airport is ISU.
What is the ICAO code for Sulaymaniyah International Airport?
The ICAO code for Sulaymaniyah International Airport is ORSU.
Where is ISU airport located?
Sulaymaniyah International Airport (ISU) is located in Sulaymaniyah, Iraq.
What time zone is ISU in?
Sulaymaniyah International Airport operates in the Asia/Baghdad time zone, which is UTC+3.
What is the nearest airport to ISU?
The nearest airport to Sulaymaniyah International Airport (ISU) is Kirkuk Air Base (KIK) in Kirkuk, about 88 km away.
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