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ESB to NKT: distance & flight time
Ankara (Esenboğa International Airport) → Cizre (Şırnak Şerafettin Elçi Airport)
524 mi
843 km · 455 nm
1h 36m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
524 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 36m gate to gate, flying east. 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
- ESB — Esenboğa International Airport · Ankara, Turkey
- NKT — Şırnak Şerafettin Elçi Airport · Cizre, Turkey
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near ESB
- ANK · Etimesgut Air Base20 mi away
- KFS · Kastamonu Airport92 mi away
- ONQ · Zonguldak Airport106 mi away
- NAV · Nevşehir Kapadokya Airport125 mi away
Near NKT
- SXZ · Siirt Airport44 mi away
- KAC · Kamishly Airport53 mi away
- BAL · Batman Airport65 mi away
- MQM · Mardin Airport79 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is ESB from NKT?
The flight distance from Ankara (ESB) to Cizre (NKT) is 524 miles (843 km, 455 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from ESB to NKT?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 36m 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 ESB to NKT?
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