Need help booking?
Unpublished phone-only deals available
EBL to ISU: distance & flight time
Erbil (Erbil International Airport) → Sulaymaniyah (Sulaymaniyah International Airport)
89 mi
143 km · 77 nm
42m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southeast
See live EBL→ISU fares Phone-only fares on this route — call free
Flight time details
89 miles nonstop takes roughly 42m gate to gate, flying southeast. 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
- ISU — Sulaymaniyah International Airport · Sulaymaniyah, Iraq
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
Flying from or into a nearby airport is the #1 trick our agents use to beat online prices. Call and we'll compare every combination on one call.
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 ISU
- KIK · Kirkuk Air Base55 mi away
- EBL · Erbil International Airport89 mi away
- SDG · Sanandaj Airport98 mi away
- XQC · Joint Base Balad124 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is EBL from ISU?
The flight distance from Erbil (EBL) to Sulaymaniyah (ISU) is 89 miles (143 km, 77 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from EBL to ISU?
A nonstop flight takes about 42m 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 ISU?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on EBL–ISU that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.