# Erbil International Airport (EBL / ORER)

**Erbil International Airport** (IATA: EBL, ICAO: ORER) is a large airport in Arbil, Erbil Governorate, Iraq. It opened in 2003. It has one runway, 4,800 m (15,748 ft) long, concrete. It is operated by Kurdistan Regional Government. In 2019 it handled 1.9 million passengers.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/orer

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: EBL / ORER
- Type: Large airport
- Operator: Kurdistan Regional Government
- Serves: Arbil, Erbil Governorate, Iraq
- Opened: 2003
- Elevation: 409 m / 1,341 ft
- Coordinates: 36.2360, 43.9466
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 4,800 m / 15,748 ft
- Passengers: 1,909,785 (2019)
- Time zone: UTC+3 · Asia/Baghdad
- Website: http://erbilairport.com/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erbil_International_Airport (27 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q648423
- Weather station: ORER
- Ident: ORER

## Timeline

- 2003: Erbil International Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 18/36 | 4,800 m / 15,748 ft | 75 m / 246 ft | Concrete | 180° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2008 | 302,000 | Wikidata |
| 2009 | 356,850 | Wikidata |
| 2010 | 449,536 | Wikidata |
| 2011 | 620,365 | Wikidata |
| 2012 | 947,600 | Wikidata |
| 2013 | 1,193,783 | Wikidata |
| 2014 | 1,565,998 | Wikidata |
| 2015 | 1,665,701 | Wikidata |
| 2016 | 1,814,272 | Wikidata |
| 2017 | 1,606,531 | Wikidata |
| 2018 | 1,533,863 | Wikidata |
| 2019 | 1,909,785 | Wikidata |

## Routes

34 destinations in 16 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (33)

- [ISU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/orsu.md) Jalal Talabani International Airport · Iraq · 144 km / 89 mi · Iraqi Airways
- [BGW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/orbi.md) Baghdad International Airport / New Al Muthana Air Base · Iraq · 332 km / 206 mi · Fly Baghdad, Iraqi Airways
- [NJF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/orni.md) Al Najaf International Airport · Iraq · 474 km / 295 mi · Iraqi Airways
- [ALP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/osap.md) Aleppo International Airport · Syria · 603 km / 375 mi · Fly Baghdad
- [GYD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ubbb.md) Heydar Aliyev International Airport · Azerbaijan · 710 km / 441 mi · FlyErbil, Iraqi Airways
- [BSR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ormm.md) Basra International Airport · Iraq · 720 km / 447 mi · Iraqi Airways
- [LTK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/oslk.md) Latakia International Airport · Syria · 727 km / 452 mi · FlyErbil
- [DAM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/osdi.md) Damascus International Airport · Syria · 747 km / 464 mi · Fly Baghdad, FlyErbil
- [COV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltdb.md) Çukurova International Airport · Türkiye · 796 km / 495 mi · Pegasus Airlines
- [BEY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/olba.md) Beirut Rafic Hariri International Airport · Lebanon · 815 km / 506 mi · FlyErbil
- [AMM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ojai.md) Queen Alia International Airport · Jordan · 888 km / 552 mi · Royal Jordanian, Iraqi Airways
- [ESB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltac.md) Esenboğa International Airport · Türkiye · 1,050 km / 652 mi · AJet, Iraqi Airways
- [CAI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/heca.md) Cairo International Airport · Egypt · 1,350 km / 839 mi · EgyptAir, Iraqi Airways
- [MED](https://dromopedia.com/airports/oema.md) Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport · Saudi Arabia · 1,361 km / 846 mi · Fly Baghdad
- [SAW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltfj.md) Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport · Türkiye · 1,372 km / 853 mi · Pegasus Airlines, AJet
- [DOH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/othh.md) Hamad International Airport · Qatar · 1,421 km / 883 mi · Qatar Airways
- [IST](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltfm.md) İstanbul Airport · Türkiye · 1,431 km / 889 mi · Turkish Airlines, FlyErbil, Iraqi Airways
- [DXB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/omdb.md) Dubai International Airport · United Arab Emirates · 1,636 km / 1,017 mi · flydubai, FlyErbil, Iraqi Airways
- [SHJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/omsj.md) Sharjah International Airport · United Arab Emirates · 1,638 km / 1,018 mi · Air Arabia
- [ATH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lgav.md) Athens Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport · Greece · 1,781 km / 1,107 mi · Aegean Airlines, FlyErbil
- [VIE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/loww.md) Vienna International Airport · Austria · 2,593 km / 1,611 mi · Austrian Airlines
- [MUC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eddm.md) Munich Airport · Germany · 2,939 km / 1,826 mi · FlyErbil, Iraqi Airways
- [BER](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eddb.md) Berlin Brandenburg Airport · Germany · 2,978 km / 1,850 mi · Eurowings, FlyErbil, Iraqi Airways
- [NUE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eddn.md) Nuremberg Airport · Germany · 3,024 km / 1,879 mi · Eurowings
- [STR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/edds.md) Stuttgart Airport · Germany · 3,131 km / 1,946 mi · Eurowings, FlyErbil
- [CPH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ekch.md) Copenhagen Kastrup Airport · Denmark · 3,192 km / 1,983 mi · FlyErbil, Iraqi Airways
- [FRA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eddf.md) Frankfurt Main Airport · Germany · 3,214 km / 1,997 mi · FlyErbil, Iraqi Airways, Lufthansa
- [HAJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eddv.md) Hannover Airport · Germany · 3,221 km / 2,001 mi · Eurowings, FlyErbil
- [HAM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eddh.md) Hamburg Helmut Schmidt Airport · Germany · 3,250 km / 2,019 mi · Eurowings
- [CGN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eddk.md) Cologne Bonn Airport · Germany · 3,335 km / 2,072 mi · Eurowings, FlyErbil
- [DUS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eddl.md) Düsseldorf Airport · Germany · 3,372 km / 2,095 mi · Eurowings, FlyErbil, Iraqi Airways
- [AMS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eham.md) Amsterdam Airport Schiphol · Netherlands · 3,534 km / 2,196 mi · FlyErbil
- [LGW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egkk.md) London Gatwick Airport · United Kingdom · 3,843 km / 2,388 mi · FlyErbil

### Seasonal (1)

- [AYT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltai.md) Antalya International Airport · Türkiye · 1,175 km / 730 mi · SunExpress

### Cargo (2)

- [AMM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ojai.md) Queen Alia International Airport · Jordan · 888 km / 552 mi · Royal Jordanian
- [IST](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltfm.md) İstanbul Airport · Türkiye · 1,431 km / 889 mi · Turkish Cargo

## Airlines

The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from EBL, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata.

### Hub airlines (3)

- [FlyErbil](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/flyerbil) · 17
- [Kurdistan Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/kurdistan-airlines)
- UD [UR Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/ur-airlines)

### Passenger (15)

- IA [Iraqi Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/iraqi-airways) · 15
- EW [Eurowings](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/eurowings) · 7
- IF [Fly Baghdad](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/fly-baghdad) · 4
- TK [AJet](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/ajet) · 2
- PC [Pegasus Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/pegasus-airlines) · 2
- A3 [Aegean Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/aegean-airlines) · 1
- G9 [Air Arabia](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-arabia) · 1
- OS [Austrian Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/austrian-airlines) · 1
- MS [EgyptAir](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/egyptair) · 1
- FZ [flydubai](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/flydubai) · 1
- LH [Lufthansa](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/lufthansa) · 1
- QR [Qatar Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/qatar-airways) · 1
- RJ [Royal Jordanian](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/royal-jordanian) · 1
- XQ [SunExpress](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/sunexpress) · 1 · seasonal
- TK [Turkish Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/turkish-airlines) · 1

### Cargo (1)

- [Turkish Cargo](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/turkish-cargo) · 1

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 1.9M (2019) | #585 of 3,974 | #27 in Middle East | #3 in IQ |
| Longest runway | 4,800 m / 15,748 ft | =8 of 29,858 | #2 in Middle East | #1 in IQ |
| Elevation | 409 m / 1,341 ft | =13,418 of 43,403 | #217 in Middle East | #5 in IQ |
| Age | Opened 2003 | =11,754 of 15,079 | =92 in Middle East | =4 in IQ |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =72 in Middle East | =8 in IQ |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| ACC | KIRKUK ACC | 125.300 |
| APP | KIRKUK | 129.750 |
| TWR | TWR | 128.800 |

## Nearby airports

- [OSM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/orbm.md) Mosul International Airport · 72 km / 45 mi
- [RQW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/orqw.md) Qayyarah West Airport · 90 km / 56 mi
- [KIK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/orkk.md) Kirkuk International Airport · 93 km / 58 mi
- [IQ-0051](https://dromopedia.com/airports/iq-0051.md) Tal Ashtah New Air Base · 123 km / 76 mi
- [ORTF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ortf.md) Tall Afar Army Air Field · 139 km / 86 mi
- [ISU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/orsu.md) Jalal Talabani International Airport · 144 km / 90 mi

## In collections

- [Longest runways](https://dromopedia.com/collections/longest-runways) #8

## Sources

- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [Wikipedia: “Erbil International Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Erbil_International_Airport&oldid=1376144827), revision of 22 Sep 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/orer/data