# Erbil International Airport (EBL)

> Arbil, IQ · IATA: EBL · ICAO: ORER · Medium Airport · Cargo Hub

## Quick Facts

| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| IATA | `EBL` |
| ICAO | `ORER` |
| City | Arbil |
| Country | IQ |
| Type | Medium Airport |
| Elevation | 409 m |
| Cargo | ✅ |
| GPS | 36.23760, 43.96320 |

## Description

Lufthansa Cargo, Austrian Airlines Cargo and Turkish Airlines are among the carriers named for freight at Erbil International Airport (EBL/ORER), the principal air gateway to the Kurdistan Region of Iraq and one of the few Iraqi airports with a purpose-built cargo terminal. Operated by Erbil International Airport under the Kurdistan Regional Government, the facility offers around 25,000 tonnes of annual capacity according to the airport, with dedicated freight screening and temperature-controlled storage for pharmaceuticals and perishables. In 2024 it handled 19,112 tonnes of cargo alongside some 2.13 million passengers, served on the passenger side by Turkish Airlines, Qatar Airways, flydubai, Air Arabia, Iraqi Airways and local carriers FlyErbil and Zagrosjet. Operations are broadly normal but repeatedly disrupted by the security situation: drone attacks in 2026 caused brief suspensions and the cancellation of individual European and Turkish services, so shippers should build buffer time into transit plans and keep alternative routings ready. Overland, Erbil connects by trunk road to Mosul, Duhok, Sulaymaniyah and Baghdad, and via the Ibrahim Khalil/Habur crossing to Türkiye, making road feeder services from Turkish airports a realistic complement. Sulaymaniyah (ISU), Baghdad (BGW) and Basra (BSR) serve as alternates, and terminal and apron expansion works have been under way since 2025.

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