Airports / Iraq / KIK
Kirkuk International Airport
ORKK / KIKKirkuk, IraqELEV 1,061 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
22 nm
To the nearest alternate
Tal Ashtah New Air Base (IQ-0051) — 3 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Kirkuk International Airport (ORKK / KIK) sits in Kirkuk, Iraq, where it functions as a large commercial airport. The airport sits 1,061 feet above sea level. Alongside scheduled airline service, the airport handles a steady flow of private and charter traffic.
No charter operator is headquartered on the field, but operators routinely position aircraft into KIK for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Tal Ashtah New Air Base (IQ-0051, 22 nm), Tuz Khurmatu Air Base (IQ-0054, 33 nm), and Jalal Talabani International Airport (ISU, 48 nm).
Charter pricing from KIK depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. In directories and search listings it also appears under Kirkuk Air Base. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Kirkuk.
Field capability
ICAO
ORKK
IATA
KIK
FAA / Local
ORKK
Elevation
1,061 ft
Coordinates
35.4695° N · 44.3489° E
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Large
Scheduled svc
Yes
Elevation vs Iraq fields
state range 11–2,494 ft
At 1,061 ft, KIK sits higher than 79% of the 19 Iraq fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 22nmIQ-0051Tal Ashtah New Air Base
- 33nmIQ-0054Tuz Khurmatu Air Base
- 48nmISUJalal Talabani International AirportSulaymaniyah
- 50nmEBLErbil International AirportArbil
- 62nmORSHAl Sahra Army Air FieldTikrit
- 62nmRQWQayyarah West AirportQayyarah
Location
Open the full mapORKK · Kirkuk International Airport · Kirkuk, Iraq