The Study assessed social and economic projected benefits as a result of establishing DIA, considering the existence of a previously established 2 international airports; one in Erbil and one in Sulymaniya provinces.

The tasks included:
Review of prepared studies such as feasibility studies, project plan, provincial statistics Stakeholders’ analysis and focus groups with various segments of stakeholders including local communities in a gender sensitive approach, youth, local businesses, community, tourism industry components, trade chambers, logistics and cargo, investment commission and investors.
Assessment of economic benefits at macrolevel segregated into domains; business travel, tourism, cargo, and investment.