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MUH to EBL: distance & flight time
Mersa-matruh (Mersa Matruh Airport) → Erbil (Erbil International Airport)
1,018 mi
1,638 km · 885 nm
2h 41m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
1,018 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 41m gate to gate, flying northeast. 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
- MUH — Mersa Matruh Airport · Mersa-matruh, Egypt
- EBL — Erbil International Airport · Erbil, Iraq
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near MUH
- DBB · El Alamein International Airport78 mi away
- HBE · Borg El Arab International Airport149 mi away
Near EBL
- OSM · Mosul International Airport46 mi away
- KIK · Kirkuk Air Base57 mi away
- RQW · Qayyarah West Airport57 mi away
- ISU · Sulaymaniyah International Airport89 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is MUH from EBL?
The flight distance from Mersa-matruh (MUH) to Erbil (EBL) is 1,018 miles (1,638 km, 885 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MUH to EBL?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 41m 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 MUH to EBL?
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