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The foundation stone of the Duhok airport has been laid for 13 years and only 10% of the project has been completed

PM:11:34:12/10/2025

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Thirteen years after the foundation stone of Duhok Airport was laid, the project remains largely incomplete, with only about 10% of the work finished.


The project was first announced in 2012 by then–KRG Prime Minister Nechirvan Barzani, who pledged to build a modern airport for Duhok. At the time, $60 million was allocated for the project, which was scheduled to be completed within three years.


However, more than a decade later, construction has stalled. Current Prime Minister Masrour Barzani had also promised to complete the airport during his cabinet, but no significant progress has been made.


The long-delayed Duhok Airport project has become one of several large-scale infrastructure projects in the Kurdistan Region that remain unfinished despite substantial budgets and repeated government promises.