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SAW to KIK: distance & flight time
Istanbul (Sabiha Gökçen International Airport) → Kirkuk (Kirkuk Air Base)
897 mi
1,444 km · 780 nm
2h 25m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
897 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 25m gate to gate, flying east. 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
- SAW — Sabiha Gökçen International Airport · Istanbul, Turkey
- KIK — Kirkuk Air Base · Kirkuk, Iraq
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near SAW
- IST · Istanbul Airport39 mi away
- ISL · Atatürk International Airport26 mi away
- KCO · Cengiz Topel Airport42 mi away
- YEI · Bursa Yenişehir Airport46 mi away
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
Frequently asked questions
How far is SAW from KIK?
The flight distance from Istanbul (SAW) to Kirkuk (KIK) is 897 miles (1,444 km, 780 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SAW to KIK?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 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 SAW to KIK?
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