Al Najaf International Airport

Al Najaf International Airport

Al Najaf International Airport is an airport opened on the 20 July 2008 in the eastern side of the Iraqi city of Najaf [ [http://www.zawya.com/Story.cfm/sidKUN0011080720103640/SecMain/pagHomepage/chnAll%20Regional%20News/obj2A17E941-F5E0-11D4-867D00D0B74A0D7C/ Newly opened Najaf airport sees first official flight] ] . It is a private facility located on the site of a former military airbase. It is estimated to cost $73.8 million [ [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/01/06/AR2006010601733.html?nav=rss_print/asection Washington Post] ] and was originally scheduled to be finished by late 2006 early 2007. The airport is seen as an attempt to "cement Najaf's position as the second capital of Iraq — and the hub of an emerging Shiite super-region that could alter the dynamics of the Middle East." [ [http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-najaf9dec09,0,6522870.story?coll=la-home-world| Los Angeles Times] ]

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