# Distance from Edinburgh (EDI) to Hit (IQA)

> 4,255 km · estimated flight time 6h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 4,255 km / 2,644 mi / 2,297 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 6h
- **Heading**: 106° (east southeast)
- **Return heading**: 320° (northwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (United Kingdom) → Iraq
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → Asia
- **Time difference**: +2h (When it's 20:51 in Edinburgh, it's 22:51 in Hit)
- **Elevation difference**: 483 ft (IQA is higher than EDI)

## Airports

### [Edinburgh Airport (EDI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/edi-edinburgh-edinburgh-airport/1ef266de-c51b-6866-b47a-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Edinburgh, United Kingdom
- ICAO: EGPH
- Timezone: Europe/London
- Coordinates: 55.950000, -3.370000
- Elevation: 135 ft

### [Al Asad Air Base (IQA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/iqa-hit-al-asad-air-base/1ef266df-83db-663e-bd59-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Hit, Iraq
- ICAO: ORAA
- Timezone: Asia/Baghdad
- Coordinates: 33.790000, 42.440000
- Elevation: 618 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 20:51 in Edinburgh, it's 22:51 in Hit.

## Related

- [Edinburgh Airport (EDI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/edi-edinburgh-edinburgh-airport/1ef266de-c51b-6866-b47a-06bb2780ed98)
- [Al Asad Air Base (IQA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/iqa-hit-al-asad-air-base/1ef266df-83db-663e-bd59-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)