How to find cheap flights to Kirkuk Air Base Airport (KIK)
At the moment, £125 is the lowest price for a one-way flight to Kirkuk Air Base Airport. Or you can reserve a return plane ticket to KIK for £306.
Book at the right time with Price Alerts. You'll get an email or a notification through the app if the price of tickets to KIK rises or falls.
Around one month before your trip is the perfect time to book tickets to Kirkuk, where Kirkuk Air Base Airport is located. That's the general recommendation for finding the cheapest fares.
Select 'Add nearby airports' when searching for a better chance of securing cheap flights to Kirkuk. Doing this will give you more options for where you begin and end your journey, along with different prices.
Search for plane tickets to Kirkuk Air Base Airport that have a stop or two. Routes with stops tend to be less expensive. After your results show up, select the 'Stops' filter to browse your options.
Best time to go to Kirkuk
You can typically hop on the cheapest flight to Kirkuk in June.
To find the cheapest month for flights to KIK, use the 'Whole month' tool. If you're flexible with your dates, search for the green prices on the calendar — they show you the lowest available fares.
Travel to Kirkuk in August if you want to be there when it's busy. This is the most popular month for flights to KIK, but also when fares are likely to cost more.
February is the least busy time of year to visit if you prefer a more relaxed vibe. You'll typically find cheaper prices on plane tickets to Kirkuk then.
Check the weather conditions before travelling. July brings the warmest days in Kirkuk, averaging between 27ºC and 45ºC.
January sees the lowest temperatures, ranging from around 3ºC to 16ºC.
June is the driest month in Kirkuk. Leave your rain jacket behind and get ready for sunny days.
January brings the wettest weather. You can expect around five days of rainfall if that's when you'll be there.
Travelling to Kirkuk Air Base Airport (KIK): What you need to know
Avoid the layovers and hop on a direct flight to Kirkuk Air Base Airport. Iraqi Airways and Turkish Airlines fly nonstop to Kirkuk.
You'll be touching down in the UTC+3 timezone at KIK.
Kirkuk Air Base Airport has an on-time performance of 75%. This figure measures how often departing flights from KIK touch down when expected.
Kirkuk Air Base Airport is located in Kirkuk, Kirkuk Province, Iraq.
Getting to central Kirkuk from Kirkuk Air Base Airport (KIK)
KIK is located about 11 kms (7 miles) from central Kirkuk.
If you're catching a cab after your flight to KIK, it'll take around 15 minutes to reach the centre.
Kirkuk highlights
Jump off your flight to Kirkuk and head directly for these popular attractions:
Shoraw Grand Mosque: The perfect place to start your city tour, this landmark is located around 6 kms (4 miles) north of the city centre.
Castle garden: Here's where you can ease into a slower rhythm when exploring Kirkuk. You'll find this park roughly 0.48 kms (0.30 miles) north of the centre.
Abdul Aziz mosque جامع عبدالعزيز: Hit up this landmark next. Around 5 kms (3 miles) south of the city centre, it's well worth stopping by for the full Kirkuk experience.
How to get to Erbil from Kirkuk Air Base Airport (KIK)
Going to the nearby city of Erbil? It's about 97 kms (60 miles) from KIK. It'll take you around 1 hour 25 minutes to get there by cab or ride-share.
Travelling from Kirkuk Air Base Airport (KIK) to Tozkhurmato
Tozkhurmato is another city that you can easily reach from Kirkuk Air Base Airport. It's about 64 kms (40 miles) away.
By car, the trip takes roughly 1 hour 5 minutes.
Explore more of Iraq
There's loads more of Iraq waiting for you to discover. About 241 kms (150 miles) south of Kirkuk, head for Baghdad. On the must-do list? Begin with Al-Kadhimiya Mosque, Great Mosque and Mosque of the Prophet. The nearest airport to this city is Baghdad International Airport (BGW).
Another city in Iraq that has plenty of appeal is Mosul. From Kirkuk, it's roughly 145 kms (90 miles) north-west and features highlights like Rabban Hormizd Monastery and Al-Hadbaa Tower. Find time for Mosque of Prophet Yunus A.S. (Jonah) too.
Or make your way to Erbil, roughly 88 kms (55 miles) north of Kirkuk. Mamounia Skybar, Jalil Khayat Mosque and ERBIL Lifestyle are just a taste of what's waiting. The easiest way to get here is by flying into Erbil International Airport (EBL).