Iraq opens new airport in Kirkuk
BAGHDAD (AA) – Iraqi Transport Minister Nasser Al-Shibli inaugurated the first-ever international airport in the northern city of Kirkuk on Sunday.
Located in the southwest of Kirkuk, the airport is capable of receiving 3.5 million passengers annually, according to local officials.
It took four years to complete the new airport in Kirkuk.
Iraq currently has four international airports: in Erbil, Baghdad, Sulaymaniyah, and Najaf.