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KIK to SOF: distance & flight time
Kirkuk (Kirkuk Air Base) → Sofia (Sofia Airport)
1,225 mi
1,971 km · 1,064 nm
3h 8m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
1,225 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 8m 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
- SOF — Sofia Airport · Sofia, Bulgaria
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 SOF
- PDV · Plovdiv International Airport85 mi away
- INI · Nis Airport90 mi away
- SKP · Skopje Alexander the Great Airport105 mi away
- CRA · Craiova Airport115 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is KIK from SOF?
The flight distance from Kirkuk (KIK) to Sofia (SOF) is 1,225 miles (1,971 km, 1,064 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from KIK to SOF?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 8m 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 SOF?
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