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SPA to ISU: distance & flight time
Spartangurg (Spartanburg Downtown Memorial Airport) → Sulaymaniyah (Sulaymaniyah International Airport)
6,500 mi
10,461 km · 5,648 nm
13h 13m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
6,500 miles nonstop takes roughly 13h 13m 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
- SPA — Spartanburg Downtown Memorial Airport · Spartangurg, United States
- ISU — Sulaymaniyah International Airport · Sulaymaniyah, Iraq
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near SPA
- GSP · Greenville Spartanburg International Airport15 mi away
- CLT · Charlotte Douglas International Airport61 mi away
- GMU · Greenville Downtown Airport23 mi away
- GDC · Donaldson Field Airport26 mi away
Near ISU
- KIK · Kirkuk Air Base55 mi away
- EBL · Erbil International Airport89 mi away
- SDG · Sanandaj Airport98 mi away
- XQC · Joint Base Balad124 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SPA from ISU?
The flight distance from Spartangurg (SPA) to Sulaymaniyah (ISU) is 6,500 miles (10,461 km, 5,648 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SPA to ISU?
A nonstop flight takes about 13h 13m 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 SPA to ISU?
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