AirportsJalal Talabani International Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Sulaymaniyah, in As-Sulaymaniyyah Governorate, Iraq. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is ISU.
Key facts
- IATA code
- ISU
- ICAO code
- ORSJ
- City
- Sulaymaniyah
- State or region
- As-Sulaymaniyyah Governorate
- Country
- Iraq
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 35.5605° N, 45.3151° E
- Elevation
- 760 m (2,494 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 3,499 m (11,481 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, ISU means Jalal Talabani International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: ORSJ. ICAO codes that begin with O belong to the Middle East, Pakistan and Afghanistan. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 35.5605° N, 45.3151° E. It stands 760 metres (2,494 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Asia/Baghdad, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Jalal Talabani International Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 3,499 metres (11,481 feet). A runway of this length can take the largest long-distance aircraft. Among the 6 airports of Iraq on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 4.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13/31 | 3,499 m 11,481 ft | 45 m | Concrete | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Kirkuk International AirportKirkuk | KIK | 88 km |
| Erbil International AirportArbil | EBL | 144 km |
| Sanandaj AirportIran | SDG | 157 km |
| Shahid Ashrafi Esfahani AirportKermanshah, Iran | KSH | 216 km |
| Urmia AirportUrmia, Iran | OMH | 235 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 3,080 km | 4 h 15 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 3,262 km | 4 h 25 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 1,496 km | 2 h 20 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 4,010 km | 5 h 20 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 9,506 km | 11 h 55 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 12,104 km | 15 h 05 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 7,130 km | 9 h 05 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 8,156 km | 10 h 20 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 13,411 km | 16 h 40 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
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