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 Iraqand 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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