Nonstop flight route between Fort Hood / Killeen, Texas, United States and Erbil, Kurdistan, Iraq:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Killeen–Fort Hood Regional Airport (GRK), Fort Hood / Killeen, Texas, United States and Erbil International Airport (EBL), Erbil, Kurdistan, Iraq would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,169 miles (or 11,537 kilometers).

A Great Circle is the shortest distance between 2 points on a sphere. Because most world maps are flat (but the Earth is round), the route of the shortest distance between 2 points on the Earth will often appear curved when viewed on a flat map, especially for long distances. If you were to simply draw a straight line on a flat map and measure a very long distance, it would likely be much further than if you were to lay a string between those two points on a globe. Because of the large distance between Killeen–Fort Hood Regional Airport and Erbil International Airport, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.

Try it at home! Get a globe and tightly lay a string between Killeen–Fort Hood Regional Airport and Erbil International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Killeen–Fort Hood Regional Airport (GRK):

• Killeen–Fort Hood Regional Airport (GRK) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Killeen–Fort Hood Regional Airport (GRK) is Hood Army Airfield (HLR), which is located only 8 miles (14 kilometers) NE of GRK.
• As per Federal Aviation Administration records, the airport had 232,299 passenger boardings in calendar year 2008, 231,500 enplanements in 2009, and 243,861 in 2010.
• The furthest airport from Killeen–Fort Hood Regional Airport (GRK) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,030 miles (17,751 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.

Facts about Erbil International Airport (EBL):

• The furthest airport from Erbil International Airport (EBL) is Totegegie Airport (GMR), which is located 11,525 miles (18,548 kilometers) away in Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia.
• Erbil International Airport (EBL) has 2 runways.
• The closest airport to Erbil International Airport (EBL) is Sulaimaniyah International Airport (ISU), which is located 89 miles (143 kilometers) ESE of EBL.
• It is administered by the Kurdistan Regional Government under a committee consisting of the Prime Minister, Barzani, and is one of two international airports in the Kurdistan region of Iraq, with a third in Duhok being under construction.
• The new airport has one of the world's longest runways, 4,800 m × 90 m and equipped for ILS CAT II operations.
• In addition to being known as "Erbil International Airport", other names for EBL include "Firokaxaney Nêwdewletî Hewlêr" and "فڕۆکه‌خانه‌ی نێوده‌وڵه‌تی هه‌ولێر".
• Since its opening in 2006, the airport has seen increased traffic.
• At a cost of $US550 million, constructed by a Turkish company, the new airport and terminal building opened on 3 March 2010.
• Erbil International Airport, is the main airport of Erbil city in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq.
• The warehouse offered cargo space amounting to 4,320 m2 and consisted of an import and an export section.