Popular Airport | Elazığ Airport |
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Popular Airlines | |
Approximate Flight Duration | 1 hour |
Approximate Travel Distance | 560 Km |
Kirkuk, which is small city located in the north of Iraq, is situated in the Kurdistan Region. Kirkuk Airport in the city is no longer available. If you want to prefer air transportation from the city, you can make your flight through Sulaymaniyah Airport, which is located in the nearby city of Sulaymaniyah. It would be useful to remind that there is political turmoil in the city.
There is nearly a one and a half hour distance between Kirkuk and Sulaymaniyah Airport. No public transportation is provided because of the turmoil in and around the city. No car rental options are available around the city as well.
You won’t have any difficulty finding a taxi in the city. As an alternative, you can also take the advantage of the taxis that offer shared taxi service. Going to the airport directly by a taxi may not be affordable for you. However, the shared taxis offer you a more affordable service compared to the standard tariff. Taking a taxi is the best option for a safe journey to reach the airport.
Sulaymaniyah Airport, which connects Kirkuk, Sulaymaniyah and the surrounding cities to the world, has a limited number of places where you can meet your needs such as eating, drinking, shopping and resting.
Elazığ Airport, which is 12 kilometers away from the city center, has been active since 1940. You can reach the airport, which serves both civilian and military flights, by choosing from the options such as bus, shuttle service, taxi and car rental, as well as you can go to the airport comfortably by driving your own car. Likewise, transportation from the airport to the city center is very comfortable.
Taxi is one of the reliable options you can prefer to reach the city center from Elazığ Airport. You can reach the city center quickly thanks to the taxis that are the fastest option as well as being reliable.
You can also reach the city center from Elazığ Airport by bus. You can arrive at the city center after a comfortable journey that takes about 30 minutes by bus, which is a more economical alternative compared to taking a taxi.
You can easily get to the city center by renting a car from Elazığ Airport, which has offices that offer car rental services in the terminal building. You can take the advantage of this service from the companies at the airport such as Europcar, AVIS and National Car Rental.
Another option you can prefer to reach the city center from Elazığ Airport is the passenger shuttle service. Turkish Airlines, Anadolujet, Pegasus, Onurair and Borajet companies provide their passengers with special shuttle bus service. You can easily reach the city center by these shuttle services if you are a passenger that has made a flight arranged by one of these companies. You can get information about this service by contacting the airline company you preferred.