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KIK to KSY: distance & flight time
Kirkuk (Kirkuk Air Base) → Kars (Kars Airport)
358 mi
576 km · 311 nm
1h 25m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
358 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 25m gate to gate, flying north. 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
- KSY — Kars Airport · Kars, 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 KSY
- LWN · Gyumri Shirak Airport41 mi away
- IGD · Iğdır Airport57 mi away
- AJI · Ağrı Airport63 mi away
- EVN · Zvartnots International Airport73 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is KIK from KSY?
The flight distance from Kirkuk (KIK) to Kars (KSY) is 358 miles (576 km, 311 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from KIK to KSY?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 25m 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 KSY?
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