Kirkuk international Airport مطار كركوك الدولي Maṭār Karkūk al-dawlī | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Airport type | Military/Public | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operator | Kirkuk Airport Authority | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Serves | Kirkuk | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Iraq | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 1,061 ft / 323 m | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°28′10″N 44°20′56″E / 35.46944°N 44.34889°E | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Kirkuk International Airport (IATA: KIK, ICAO: ORKK) is an airport located in Kirkuk, Iraq. The airport officially opened in 16th October, 2022 for civil visitors.[3][4]
Since 2003, the airport was used by the U.S. Air Force as a military airport. It was returned to the Iraqi Army in November 2011.[5] In 2012, the Iraqi Transportation Ministry decided to move the military section to another location, a prerequisite for turning the air base into a civilian airport.[6] According to the (Nazaha) committee, the government allocated 93.5 million dollars from the airport project.[7][8]
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- ^ "Military section of Kirkuk airport to be moved". 23 February 2012. Archived from the original on 5 March 2017. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
- ^ "Kirkuk Airport | SKYbrary Aviation Safety". Skybrary.aero. Archived from the original on 2021-05-07. Retrieved 2021-12-17.
- ^ Shilani, Mustafa (2019-09-26). "Iraq integrity commission says Kirkuk airport 'only one percent completed'". www.kurdistan24.net. Archived from the original on 2021-05-07. Retrieved 2021-12-17.