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EBL to BBU: distance & flight time
Erbil (Erbil International Airport) → Bucharest (Băneasa International Airport)
1,096 mi
1,765 km · 953 nm
2h 51m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
1,096 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 51m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- EBL — Erbil International Airport · Erbil, Iraq
- BBU — Băneasa International Airport · Bucharest, Romania
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near EBL
- OSM · Mosul International Airport46 mi away
- KIK · Kirkuk Air Base57 mi away
- RQW · Qayyarah West Airport57 mi away
- ISU · Sulaymaniyah International Airport89 mi away
Near BBU
- OTP · Henri Coandă International Airport5 mi away
- GOZ · Gorna Oryahovitsa Airport95 mi away
- CRA · Craiova Airport110 mi away
- CND · Mihail Kogălniceanu International Airport118 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is EBL from BBU?
The flight distance from Erbil (EBL) to Bucharest (BBU) is 1,096 miles (1,765 km, 953 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from EBL to BBU?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 51m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
What is the cheapest way to fly from EBL to BBU?
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