Duhok International Airport (Arabic: مطار دهوك الدولي) (Kurdish: فڕۆکەخانەی نێودەوڵەتیی دھۆک) is an international airport currently under construction in Kurdistan Region, Iraq. It is located in the Duhok city province just near the town of Sêmêl. The airport serves the Duhok Governorate of Iraq.
Construction 2012 Opening ceremony The Lebanese company Dar al-Handasa had started to build the company in the summer of 2012. At the end of February 2012 the airport facilities would have been completed. Another South Korean company, Incon, had been given the assignment to set up the structure. This was initially ordered to be done in May 2012 so that the airport could start to operate.The airport will be pring 2015
Duhok International Airport (DIA) would be the third international airport in the Kurdistan region of Iraq, the other two being Erbil International Airport and Sulaimaniyah International Airport. It will cover an area of and will include 18 check-in desks. The project costs US$450 million and is going to handle approximately one million passengers for the first year upon service."Prime Minister Barzani announces construction of Duhok International Airport" , Kurdistan Regional Government. Retrieved 2014-02-04.
The project was delayed due to a number of regional crises. As of 2022, it is still under construction.
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Duhok Airport website Official website of Duhokairport Duhok Airport website Duhok Airport Facebook page Duhok Airport website The website of DIA project Erbil Airport website The website of Hewler International Airport Silemani Airport website The website of Silemani International Airport Dar al-Handasa website The website of the Lebanese Dar al-Handasa Group