# Distance from Kirkuk (KIK) to Tel Aviv (TLV)

> 955 km · estimated flight time 2h · Short-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 955 km / 593 mi / 516 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 2h
- **Heading**: 249° (west southwest)
- **Return heading**: 64° (east northeast)
- **Classification**: Short-haul
- **Type**: International (Iraq) → Israel
- **Time difference**: +0h (When it's 21:45 in Kirkuk, it's 21:45 in Tel Aviv)
- **Elevation difference**: 926 ft (TLV is lower than KIK)

## Airports

### [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

### [Ben Gurion International Airport (TLV)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tlv-tel-aviv-ben-gurion-international-airport/1ef266df-53ca-63dc-b12f-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Tel Aviv, Israel
- ICAO: LLBG
- Timezone: Asia/Jerusalem
- Coordinates: 32.010000, 34.890000
- Elevation: 135 ft

## Route notes

This is a short-haul route typically served by narrow-body aircraft such as the Boeing 737 or Airbus A320 family. In-flight service is usually limited to drinks and light snacks.

## Related

- [Kirkuk Air Base (KIK)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kik-kirkuk-kirkuk-air-base/1ef266df-83fa-6430-b01e-06bb2780ed98)
- [Ben Gurion International Airport (TLV)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tlv-tel-aviv-ben-gurion-international-airport/1ef266df-53ca-63dc-b12f-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)