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KIK to ESB: distance & flight time
Kirkuk (Kirkuk Air Base) → Ankara (Esenboğa International Airport)
698 mi
1,123 km · 606 nm
1h 59m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
698 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 59m 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
- KIK — Kirkuk Air Base · Kirkuk, Iraq
- ESB — Esenboğa International Airport · Ankara, Turkey
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near KIK
- ISU · Sulaymaniyah International Airport55 mi away
- EBL · Erbil International Airport57 mi away
- RQW · Qayyarah West Airport72 mi away
- OSM · Mosul International Airport89 mi away
Near ESB
- ANK · Etimesgut Air Base20 mi away
- KFS · Kastamonu Airport92 mi away
- ONQ · Zonguldak Airport106 mi away
- NAV · Nevşehir Kapadokya Airport125 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is KIK from ESB?
The flight distance from Kirkuk (KIK) to Ankara (ESB) is 698 miles (1,123 km, 606 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from KIK to ESB?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 59m 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 KIK to ESB?
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