AirportsKirkuk International Airport is a large airport serving Kirkuk, in Kirkuk Governorate, Iraq. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is KIK.
Key facts
- IATA code
- KIK
- ICAO code
- ORKK
- City
- Kirkuk
- State or region
- Kirkuk Governorate
- Country
- Iraq
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 35.4695° N, 44.3489° E
- Elevation
- 323 m (1,061 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 2,990 m (9,809 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, KIK means Kirkuk International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: ORKK. 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 35.4695° N, 44.3489° E. It stands 323 metres (1,061 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
Kirkuk International Airport has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 2,990 metres (9,809 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 6 airports of Iraq on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 6.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13/31 | 2,990 m 9,809 ft | 45 m | Concrete | Yes |
| 14/32 | 2,601 m 8,535 ft | 49 m | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Jalal Talabani International AirportSulaymaniyah | ISU | 88 km |
| Erbil International AirportArbil | EBL | 93 km |
| Hakkari Yüksekova AirportHakkari, Turkey | YKO | 232 km |
| Sanandaj AirportIran | SDG | 243 km |
| Baghdad International Airport / New Al Muthana Air BaseBaghdad | BGW | 246 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 3,166 km | 4 h 20 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 3,336 km | 4 h 30 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 1,550 km | 2 h 20 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 3,950 km | 5 h 15 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 9,455 km | 11 h 55 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 12,091 km | 15 h 05 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 7,210 km | 9 h 10 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 8,235 km | 10 h 25 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 13,489 km | 16 h 45 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
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