EBL — Erbil International Airport
Large airport in Erbil, Iraq.
- IATA code
- EBL
- ICAO code
- ORER
- Size
- large
- OurAirports class
- Passengers
- 1,909,785
- 2019 · Wikidata
- Nonstop routes
- 3
- With open traffic data
- Time zone
- UTC+3
- Asia/Baghdad
- Elevation
- 409 m
- 1,342 ft
- Runways
- 1
- Longest 4,800 m
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About EBL
Erbil International Airport is a large airport serving Erbil, Iraq. It opened in 2003 and is run by Kurdistan Regional Government. 1,909,785 passengers used it in 2019. Open traffic data shows 3 nonstop routes from EBL.
Wikidata (CC0). Sources
Busiest nonstop routes from EBL
| Route | Distance | Passengers / year |
|---|---|---|
| EBL → SAW | 1,374 km | 319,849 |
| EBL → IST | 1,433 km | 264,679 |
| EBL → DUS | 3,378 km | 89,768 |
Passengers on the route, both directions, over the period of each source: US DOT / BTS T-100 (Aug 2025 – Jul 2026) for routes touching the US, Eurostat (2024) for routes reported by European airports. Routes outside these are not counted.
Airports within 150 km
| Code | Airport | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| KIK | Kirkuk International Airport | 93 km |
| ISU | Jalal Talabani International Airport | 144 km |
| YKO | Hakkari Yüksekova Airport | 148 km |
Distance from EBL to the major hubs
Runways
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18/36 | 4,800 m | 75 m | Concrete |
OurAirports (public domain). Sources
Location
Arbil, Erbil Governorate, Iraq · 36.2360, 43.9466
Questions
Erbil International Airport has the IATA code EBL and the ICAO code ORER. Airlines and tickets use the three-letter IATA code; pilots and air traffic control use the four-letter ICAO code.
EBL is a large airport in Arbil, Erbil Governorate, Iraq, at 36.2360, 43.9466, 409 m above sea level. It serves Erbil.
EBL is in the Asia/Baghdad time zone, UTC+3.
1,909,785 passengers in 2019, according to Wikidata.
Erbil International Airport opened in 2003.
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