The construction of Sulaymaniyah International Airport began in November 2003, and it was inaugurated in July 2005, the airport has facilities for both cargo and passengers. And it has three terminals for departures, arrivals and VIPs, the airport is managed by the Iraqi Government and the Kurdistan Regional Government of Iraq (KRI), and it's operated under the rules and regulations established by the Iraqi Civil Aviation Authority (ICAA), the airport is located 15 kilometres outside of the city of Sulaymaniyah, in the Kurdistan region of Iraq. Sulaimaniyah International Airport (IATA: ISU, ICAO: ORSU) is an airport 14 kilometers (9 miles) outside the city of Sulaimaniyah, in Kurdistan Region, Iraq.