Need help booking?
Unpublished phone-only deals available
SME to KIK: distance & flight time
Somerset (Lake Cumberland Regional Airport) → Kirkuk (Kirkuk Air Base)
6,452 mi
10,384 km · 5,607 nm
13h 7m
estimated nonstop flight time
+7h
time difference · heading northeast
See live SME→KIK fares Phone-only fares on this route — call free
Flight time details
6,452 miles nonstop takes roughly 13h 7m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 7-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- SME — Lake Cumberland Regional Airport · Somerset, United States
- KIK — Kirkuk Air Base · Kirkuk, Iraq
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
Flying from or into a nearby airport is the #1 trick our agents use to beat online prices. Call and we'll compare every combination on one call.
Near SME
- LOZ · London-Corbin Airport/Magee Field29 mi away
- LEX · Blue Grass Airport68 mi away
- GLW · Glasgow Municipal Airport74 mi away
- FFT · Capital City Airport80 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 SME from KIK?
The flight distance from Somerset (SME) to Kirkuk (KIK) is 6,452 miles (10,384 km, 5,607 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SME to KIK?
A nonstop flight takes about 13h 7m 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 time difference between Somerset and Kirkuk?
Kirkuk is 7 hours ahead of Somerset.
What is the cheapest way to fly from SME to KIK?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on SME–KIK that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.