Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) – The Iraqi Ministry of Transport confirmed on Saturday the delivery of ground support equipment for Nasiriyah International Airport, a vital step in the final preparations for the official opening of the facility.
This delivery guarantees that the airport adheres to technical and operational infrastructure criteria before it starts receiving commercial flights.
Dhi Qar Governor Haitham al-Hamdani confirmed last week that the airport is expected to be inaugurated in a few months, a step aiming to improve the country’s economic and tourism standing.
The airport will help reduce transit times and will serve Iraq’s strategic project of the Development Road and several tourist attractions in the province, which are projected to draw over one million people each year, according to al-Hamdani.
In 2025, the spokesperson for the Iraqi Transport Ministry, Maitham al-Safi, indicated that the ministry secured an agreement with the International Finance Corporation (IFC), a World Bank Group member, to establish strategic plans for the expansion and rehabilitation of Iraq’s airports.
The project includes renovating the 3,400-meter runway and 185,000-square-meter airport apron, as well as developing passenger buildings, a VIP building, a freight terminal, a 4-star hotel, and other administrative and navigation infrastructure.
Nasiriyah International Airport will have an initial capacity of 750,000 passengers per year. However, following a ten-year expansion plan, it will be enlarged to serve up to 2.5 million passengers annually.
The Iraqi government has selected the Chinese State Construction Engineering Corporation (CSCEC) as the project’s main contractor.
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