The purpose behind building an airport is to facilitate the coming of pilgrims who come, from all over the world, to make pilgrimage to Imam Hussein (Peace Be Upon Him).
The chief engineer of the imam Hussein Holy Shrine said that the capacity of the airport is more than 2 million persons, and the time to achieve the project is 18 months. ADBI French Company has completed the design of the airport; the runway will be the longest one among all the airports in Iraq.
The airport will also be a great asset for the economy of the holy city of Kerbala and other middle cities of Iraq where manpower is greatly employed.