AirportsErbil International Airport is a large airport serving Arbil, in Erbil Governorate, Iraq. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is EBL.
Key facts
- IATA code
- EBL
- ICAO code
- ORER
- City
- Arbil
- State or region
- Erbil Governorate
- Country
- Iraq
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 36.2360° N, 43.9466° E
- Elevation
- 409 m (1,341 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 4,800 m (15,748 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, EBL means Erbil International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: ORER. ICAO codes that begin with O belong to the Middle East, Pakistan and Afghanistan. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 36.2360° N, 43.9466° E. It stands 409 metres (1,341 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Asia/Baghdad, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Erbil International Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 4,800 metres (15,748 feet). A runway of this length can take the largest long-distance aircraft. Among the 6 airports of Iraq on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 1.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18/36 | 4,800 m 15,748 ft | 75 m | Concrete | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Kirkuk International AirportKirkuk | KIK | 93 km |
| Jalal Talabani International AirportSulaymaniyah | ISU | 144 km |
| Hakkari Yüksekova AirportHakkari, Turkey | YKO | 148 km |
| Urmia AirportUrmia, Iran | OMH | 188 km |
| Şırnak Şerafettin Elçi AirportŞırnak, Turkey | NKT | 210 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 3,210 km | 4 h 20 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 3,406 km | 4 h 35 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 1,636 km | 2 h 30 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 3,867 km | 5 h 10 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 9,368 km | 11 h 45 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 12,000 km | 14 h 55 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 7,270 km | 9 h 15 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 8,220 km | 10 h 25 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 13,554 km | 16 h 50 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
Airport data: OurAirports, as downloaded on 11 November 2026. This page does not show live flights, terminals or airlines. For those, use the airport's or the airline's own site. See About and data sources.