# Kirkuk International Airport (KIK / ORKK)

**Kirkuk International Airport** (IATA: KIK, ICAO: ORKK) is a large airport in Kirkuk, Kirkuk Governorate, Iraq. It opened on 16 Oct 2022. It has 2 runways; the longest is 2,990 m (9,809 ft). It is operated by Iraqi Armed Forces.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: KIK / ORKK
- Type: Large airport
- Operator: Iraqi Armed Forces
- Serves: Kirkuk, Kirkuk Governorate, Iraq
- Opened: 16 Oct 2022
- Elevation: 323 m / 1,061 ft
- Coordinates: 35.4695, 44.3489
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 2,990 m / 9,809 ft
- Time zone: UTC+3 · Asia/Baghdad
- Website: https://www.kik.gov.iq/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirkuk_International_Airport (10 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6415856
- Weather station: ORKK
- Ident: ORKK

## Timeline

- 16 Oct 2022: Kirkuk International Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 13/31 | 2,990 m / 9,809 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Concrete | 133° / 313° | yes |
| 14/32 | 2,602 m / 8,535 ft | 49 m / 160 ft | Asphalt | 145° / 325° | yes |

## Routes

4 destinations in 3 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (4)

- [BGW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/orbi.md) Baghdad International Airport / New Al Muthana Air Base · Iraq · 246 km / 153 mi · Iraqi Airways
- [GYD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ubbb.md) Heydar Aliyev International Airport · Azerbaijan · 748 km / 465 mi · Iraqi Airways
- [ESB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltac.md) Esenboğa International Airport · Türkiye · 1,123 km / 698 mi · Iraqi Airways
- [IST](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltfm.md) İstanbul Airport · Türkiye · 1,504 km / 935 mi · Turkish Airlines, Iraqi Airways

## Airlines

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

### Passenger (2)

- IA [Iraqi Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/iraqi-airways) · 4
- TK [Turkish Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/turkish-airlines) · 1

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 2,990 m / 9,809 ft | =1,436 of 29,858 | #158 in Middle East | #14 in IQ |
| Elevation | 323 m / 1,061 ft | =16,754 of 43,403 | #237 in Middle East | #7 in IQ |
| Age | Opened 2022 | =14,253 of 15,079 | =109 in Middle East | #9 in IQ |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =13 in Middle East | =2 in IQ |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| ACC | ACC | 125.300 |
| APP | APP | 129.750 |
| GND | GND | 127.375 |
| PMSV | METRO | 29.830 |
| POST | COMD POST | 128.100 |
| PTD | PTD | 119.250 |
| TWR | TWR | 125.550 |

## Nearby airports

- [IQ-0051](https://dromopedia.com/airports/iq-0051.md) Tal Ashtah New Air Base · 42 km / 26 mi
- [IQ-0054](https://dromopedia.com/airports/iq-0054.md) Tuz Khurmatu Air Base · 60 km / 38 mi
- [ISU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/orsu.md) Jalal Talabani International Airport · 88 km / 55 mi
- [EBL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/orer.md) Erbil International Airport · 93 km / 58 mi
- [ORSH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/orsh.md) Al Sahra Army Air Field · 115 km / 71 mi
- [RQW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/orqw.md) Qayyarah West Airport · 115 km / 72 mi

## 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: “Kirkuk International Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kirkuk_International_Airport&oldid=1363049335), revision of 7 Jul 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/orkk/data