# Distance from Accra (ACC) to Kirkuk (KIK)

> 5,627 km · estimated flight time 8h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 5,627 km / 3,497 mi / 3,038 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 8h
- **Heading**: 48° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 245° (west southwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Ghana) → Iraq
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Asia
- **Time difference**: +3h (When it's 03:07 in Accra, it's 06:07 in Kirkuk)
- **Elevation difference**: 856 ft (KIK is higher than ACC)

## Airports

### [Kotoka International Airport (ACC)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/acc-accra-kotoka-international-airport/1ef266de-b714-6a9c-9234-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Accra, Ghana
- ICAO: DGAA
- Timezone: Africa/Accra
- Coordinates: 5.610000, -0.170000
- Elevation: 205 ft

### [Kirkuk Air Base (KIK)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kik-kirkuk-kirkuk-air-base/1ef266df-83fa-6430-b01e-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Kirkuk, Iraq
- ICAO: ORKK
- Timezone: Asia/Baghdad
- Coordinates: 35.470000, 44.350000
- Elevation: 1,061 ft

## Route notes

This is a long-haul route typically operated by wide-body aircraft such as the Boeing 777 or Airbus A350. Full meal service, in-flight entertainment, and comfort amenities are standard.

Time-zone information: When it's 03:07 in Accra, it's 06:07 in Kirkuk.
The 3-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Kotoka International Airport (ACC)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/acc-accra-kotoka-international-airport/1ef266de-b714-6a9c-9234-06bb2780ed98)
- [Kirkuk Air Base (KIK)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kik-kirkuk-kirkuk-air-base/1ef266df-83fa-6430-b01e-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)