# Distance from Johannesburg (JNB) to Kirkuk (KIK)

> 7,056 km · estimated flight time 9h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 7,056 km / 4,384 mi / 3,810 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 9h
- **Heading**: 15° (north northeast)
- **Return heading**: 196° (south southwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (South Africa) → Iraq
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Asia
- **Time difference**: +1h (When it's 15:54 in Johannesburg, it's 16:54 in Kirkuk)
- **Elevation difference**: 4,497 ft (KIK is lower than JNB)

## Airports

### [O. R. Tambo International Airport (JNB)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/jnb-johannesburg-o-r-tambo-international-airport/1ef266de-d3b0-6ec6-b1f2-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Johannesburg, South Africa
- ICAO: FAOR
- Timezone: Africa/Johannesburg
- Coordinates: -26.130000, 28.240000
- Elevation: 5,558 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 15:54 in Johannesburg, it's 16:54 in Kirkuk.

## Related

- [O. R. Tambo International Airport (JNB)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/jnb-johannesburg-o-r-tambo-international-airport/1ef266de-d3b0-6ec6-b1f2-06bb2780ed98)
- [Kirkuk Air Base (KIK)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kik-kirkuk-kirkuk-air-base/1ef266df-83fa-6430-b01e-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)