Airports / Iraq / ISU
Jalal Talabani International Airport
ORSJ / ISUSulaymaniyah, IraqELEV 2,494 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
48 nm
To the nearest alternate
Kirkuk International Airport (KIK).
Overview
Jalal Talabani International Airport, listed as ORSJ / ISU, is a mid-sized airport in Sulaymaniyah, Iraq. The airport sits 2,494 feet above sea level. Alongside scheduled airline service, the airport handles a steady flow of private and charter traffic.
No charter operator is headquartered on the field, but operators routinely position aircraft into ISU for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Kirkuk International Airport (KIK, 48 nm), Tuz Khurmatu Air Base (IQ-0054, 55 nm), and Tal Ashtah New Air Base (IQ-0051, 63 nm).
Charter pricing from ISU depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. In directories and search listings it also appears under Kurd and Kurdish. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Sulaymaniyah.
Field capability
ICAO
ORSJ
IATA
ISU
FAA / Local
ORSJ
Elevation
2,494 ft
Coordinates
35.5605° N · 45.3151° E
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Medium
Scheduled svc
Yes
Elevation vs Iraq fields
state range 11–2,494 ft
At 2,494 ft, ISU sits higher than 95% of the 19 Iraq fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 48nmKIKKirkuk International AirportKirkuk
- 55nmIQ-0054Tuz Khurmatu Air Base
- 63nmIQ-0051Tal Ashtah New Air Base
- 78nmEBLErbil International AirportArbil
- 85nmSDGSanandaj Airport
- 98nmIQ-0045Samarra East Air Base / Dhuluiya AirportDhuluiya
Location
Open the full mapORSU · Jalal Talabani International Airport · Sulaymaniyah, Iraq