Aviation in Northern Iraq

[Panama Jack]

This Flight International article is quite interesting. I never knew that Austrian Airlines now has twice-weekly service into Erbil (in Kurdistan). Also interesting that they are building a 4800 meter-long runway! :

http://www.bizbuzzmedia.com/blogs/flight_international/archive/2007/02/05/6778.aspx

[Lentäjä]

Region has two International Airport( Hawler/Erbil and one in Suleymanyah), and now seven airlines operating to the area.

[Desert Diner]

The Donner Kebab business must be good good in Vienna.:)

I guess the best way of avoiding the problems with landing in Baghdad is to avoid Baghdad:8