Erbil International Airport

EBL ORER  Arbil, IQ

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EBL at a glance

  • What it is: Erbil International Airport is a regional airport serving Arbil, IQ.
  • Codes: EBL on your ticket, ORER on the radar.
  • Size: 1 runway at 1,341 ft above sea level.
  • Local time zone: Asia/Baghdad (UTC+3), so every time shown for EBL is local rather than UTC.
1
Runways
1341 ft
Field elevation

About Erbil International Airport

Erbil International Airport lies in the temperate mid-latitudes at 36.24° N, 43.95° E, on Asia/Baghdad time (UTC+3).

Erbil International Airport has 1 runway. The longest, 18/36, measures 15,748 ft by 246 ft, which puts the field in the full-length intercontinental category: a fully loaded Boeing 777 or Airbus A350 can depart for the far side of the world. The surface is concrete. It is lit for night operations.

Runway 18/36 is aligned roughly south/north, which is the clearest hint you get about the prevailing wind here: runways are built to face the wind that blows most often, because aircraft take off and land into it. Every runway here shares that south/north alignment, so a strong crosswind means a crosswind landing rather than a switch to another strip.

Runways at EBL

RunwayLengthWidthSurfaceLighting
18/36 15,748 ft (4,800 m) 246 ft Concrete Lit

Runway numbers are the magnetic heading rounded to ten degrees, which is why they change when the magnetic field drifts - runway numbers explained.

Airports near EBL

Great-circle distance from Erbil International Airport, closest first.

AirportCodeDistanceDirectionCity
Zvartnots EVN 437 km north Yerevan
Şanlıurfa GAP GNY 469 km west Şanlıurfa
IATA / ICAO
EBL / ORER
Location
Arbil, IQ 36.236, 43.947
Time zone
Asia/Baghdad
Opened
Website
None

Nearby and related airports

Geographically close airports and useful alternatives in IQ.

EVN Zvartnots International Airport Yerevan, AM GNY Şanlıurfa GAP Airport Şanlıurfa, Turkey GYD Heydar Aliyev International Airport Baku, AZ IFN Isfahan Shahid Beheshti International Airport Isfahan, IR

More airports and guides connected to EBL

How a field like this runs day to day is covered in how airports work. The codes EBL and ORER are explained in airport codes decoded.

Data sources and review

Reviewed 2026-07-29 by Flight-Tracker.net Editorial Team

This profile is generated from the airport's published coordinates, elevation and runway records. It does not claim live terminal or passenger totals.

Read our airport data sourcing and review process, or inspect the machine-readable reference dataset.

Frequently asked questions about EBL

What is the airport code for Erbil International Airport?

Erbil International Airport uses the IATA code EBL on tickets and baggage tags, and the ICAO code ORER in flight plans and on radar. The leading “O” in ORER is the region marker: ICAO codes are grouped geographically, which is why airports near each other usually share their first letter or two while their IATA codes look unrelated.

How many runways does EBL have?

Erbil International Airport operates 1 runway. The field sits at 1,341 ft above sea level.

What time zone is EBL in?

Erbil International Airport operates on Asia/Baghdad local time. Scheduled departure and arrival times for this airport are always published in local time, not UTC.

Can I track flights at EBL live?

Yes. The map on this page shows every aircraft broadcasting its position within about 55 km of Erbil International Airport. The boards split them into departures, arrivals and traffic passing overhead, all timed in Asia/Baghdad.