Popular Airport | Hakkari Yüksekova Airport |
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Approximate Flight Duration | 40 min |
Approximate Travel Distance | 242 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.
Found in Hakkari’s largest city Yuksekova, Yuksekova Salahaddin Eyyubi Airport and the city center is about a 92 kilometer distance. Passengers may get from the airport to the city center by riding a taxi or minibuses.
At Yuksekova Selahaddin Eyyubi Airport, Taxis waiting all day for passengers, are both a comfortable and unproblematic option to choose. Especially since minibus ours are limited and the trip lasts long is why a majority of passengers prefer to travel by taxis.
Minibuses only have trips from the airport for passengers twice a day. Determining their work hours according to flight arrivals, there aren’t net hours. With minibuses leaving from the arrival passengers terminal front, you may get to the Hakkari city center in about an hour and a half. You can pay cash to the minibuses.