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KIK to ISL: distance & flight time
Kirkuk (Kirkuk Air Base) → Istanbul (Atatürk International Airport)
923 mi
1,486 km · 802 nm
2h 28m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
923 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 28m 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
- ISL — Atatürk International Airport · Istanbul, 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 ISL
- IST · Istanbul Airport21 mi away
- SAW · Sabiha Gökçen International Airport26 mi away
- TEQ · Tekirdağ Çorlu Airport48 mi away
- BTZ · Bursa Airport52 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is KIK from ISL?
The flight distance from Kirkuk (KIK) to Istanbul (ISL) is 923 miles (1,486 km, 802 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from KIK to ISL?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 28m 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 ISL?
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