Kirkuk International Airport
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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Kirkuk International Airport (IATA: KIK, ICAO: ORKK) is an airport located in Kirkuk, Iraq. The airport officially opened in 16 October 2022 for civil visitors.
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. 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. According to the (Nazaha) committee, the government allocated 93.5 million dollars from the airport project.