# Distance from Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) to Kirkuk (KIK)

> 11,415 km · estimated flight time 14h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 11,415 km / 7,093 mi / 6,164 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 14h
- **Heading**: 31° (north northeast)
- **Return heading**: 328° (north northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (United States) → Iraq
- **Intercontinental**: North America → Asia
- **Time difference**: +8h (When it's 17:23 in Dallas-Fort Worth, it's 01:23 in Kirkuk)
- **Elevation difference**: 455 ft (KIK is higher than DFW)

## Airports

### [Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport (DFW)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/dfw-dallas-fort-worth-dallas-fort-worth-international-airport/1ef266df-1719-6ac8-ad12-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Dallas-Fort Worth, United States
- ICAO: KDFW
- Timezone: America/Chicago
- Coordinates: 32.900000, -97.040000
- Elevation: 606 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 an ultra-long-haul route, one of the longest in aviation. It requires wide-body aircraft with extended range capability such as the Airbus A350-900ULR or Boeing 777-200LR. Passengers should prepare for an extended flight with multiple meal services.

Time-zone information: When it's 17:23 in Dallas-Fort Worth, it's 01:23 in Kirkuk.
With a 8-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport (DFW)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/dfw-dallas-fort-worth-dallas-fort-worth-international-airport/1ef266df-1719-6ac8-ad12-06bb2780ed98)
- [Kirkuk Air Base (KIK)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kik-kirkuk-kirkuk-air-base/1ef266df-83fa-6430-b01e-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)