# Distance from Kirkuk (KIK) to Zurich (ZRH)

> 3,231 km · estimated flight time 5h · Medium-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 3,231 km / 2,008 mi / 1,745 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 5h
- **Heading**: 305° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 101° (east)
- **Classification**: Medium-haul
- **Type**: International (Iraq) → Switzerland
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → Europe
- **Time difference**: -1h (When it's 03:21 in Kirkuk, it's 02:21 in Zurich)
- **Elevation difference**: 355 ft (ZRH is higher 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

### [Zurich Airport (ZRH)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/zrh-zurich-zurich-airport/1ef266df-57d8-6104-b551-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Zurich, Switzerland
- ICAO: LSZH
- Timezone: Europe/Zurich
- Coordinates: 47.460000, 8.550000
- Elevation: 1,416 ft

## Route notes

This is a medium-haul route that may be operated by either narrow-body or wide-body aircraft depending on demand. Passengers can expect a meal service on most carriers.

Time-zone information: When it's 03:21 in Kirkuk, it's 02:21 in Zurich.

## Related

- [Kirkuk Air Base (KIK)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kik-kirkuk-kirkuk-air-base/1ef266df-83fa-6430-b01e-06bb2780ed98)
- [Zurich Airport (ZRH)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/zrh-zurich-zurich-airport/1ef266df-57d8-6104-b551-06bb2780ed98)
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