Miqat finder: when to enter ihram on your flight
Choose your departure and arrival airports. We trace the flight path and show which miqat you pass and roughly how long before landing — so you are in ihram in good time.
Your flight passes the miqat
- In line with
- Dhat Irq
- Before landing
- about 20 min
- Distance left
- 140 km
Put on your ihram clothes before boarding (or at a stopover airport), and make your intention (niyyah) for Umrah at least 15–20 minutes before the time above — or as soon as the crew announces the miqat, whichever comes first. Entering ihram early is valid; passing the miqat without it is not.
A planning aid based on the great-circle route and typical speeds; real routes, holding and descent vary. Scholars differ on some details (for example Jeddah). Follow your scholar and the airline’s announcement.
Time before landing in Jeddah, by departure airport
Approximate minutes from crossing the miqat boundary to touchdown in Jeddah (JED). Make your intention earlier than this.
| From | In line with | Km to Jeddah | Before landing |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dhaka (DAC) | Dhat Irq | 140 | about 20 min |
| Chattogram (CGP) | Dhat Irq | 130 | about 20 min |
| Sylhet (ZYL) | Dhat Irq | 140 | about 20 min |
| Karachi (KHI) | Dhat Irq | 130 | about 20 min |
| Lahore (LHE) | Dhat Irq | 160 | about 20 min |
| Islamabad (ISB) | Dhat Irq | 170 | about 20 min |
| Peshawar (PEW) | Dhat Irq | 180 | about 20 min |
| Multan (MUX) | Dhat Irq | 160 | about 20 min |
| Delhi (DEL) | Dhat Irq | 150 | about 20 min |
| Mumbai (BOM) | Qarn al-Manazil | 130 | about 20 min |
| Hyderabad (HYD) | Qarn al-Manazil | 130 | about 20 min |
| Kolkata (CCU) | Dhat Irq | 130 | about 20 min |
| Kochi (COK) | Qarn al-Manazil | 140 | about 20 min |
| Kozhikode (CCJ) | Qarn al-Manazil | 140 | about 20 min |
| Lucknow (LKO) | Dhat Irq | 140 | about 20 min |
| Colombo (CMB) | Qarn al-Manazil | 150 | about 20 min |
| Malé (MLE) | Qarn al-Manazil | 150 | about 20 min |
| Kathmandu (KTM) | Dhat Irq | 150 | about 20 min |
| Jakarta (CGK) | Qarn al-Manazil | 150 | about 20 min |
| Surabaya (SUB) | Qarn al-Manazil | 150 | about 20 min |
| Medan (KNO) | Qarn al-Manazil | 140 | about 20 min |
| Makassar (UPG) | Qarn al-Manazil | 140 | about 20 min |
| Kuala Lumpur (KUL) | Qarn al-Manazil | 140 | about 20 min |
| Singapore (SIN) | Qarn al-Manazil | 140 | about 20 min |
| Bangkok (BKK) | Qarn al-Manazil | 130 | about 20 min |
| Manila (MNL) | Dhat Irq | 130 | about 20 min |
| Bandar Seri Begawan (BWN) | Qarn al-Manazil | 130 | about 15 min |
| Tashkent (TAS) | Dhat Irq | 210 | about 25 min |
| Almaty (ALA) | Dhat Irq | 210 | about 25 min |
| Kabul (KBL) | Dhat Irq | 180 | about 20 min |
| Tehran (IKA) | Dhul Hulayfah | 240 | about 25 min |
| Baghdad (BGW) | Dhul Hulayfah | 270 | about 30 min |
| Dubai (DXB) | Dhat Irq | 140 | about 20 min |
| Abu Dhabi (AUH) | Dhat Irq | 140 | about 20 min |
| Sharjah (SHJ) | Dhat Irq | 140 | about 20 min |
| Doha (DOH) | Dhat Irq | 150 | about 20 min |
| Kuwait (KWI) | Dhat Irq | 210 | about 25 min |
| Bahrain (BAH) | Dhat Irq | 160 | about 20 min |
| Muscat (MCT) | Dhat Irq | 130 | about 20 min |
| Riyadh (RUH) | Dhat Irq | 170 | about 20 min |
| Dammam (DMM) | Dhat Irq | 170 | about 20 min |
| Istanbul (IST) | Al-Juhfah | 90 | about 10 min |
| Cairo (CAI) | Al-Juhfah | 80 | about 10 min |
| Amman (AMM) | Al-Juhfah | 100 | about 15 min |
| Beirut (BEY) | Al-Juhfah | 100 | about 15 min |
| London (LHR) | Al-Juhfah | 80 | about 10 min |
| Manchester (MAN) | Al-Juhfah | 80 | about 10 min |
| Birmingham (BHX) | Al-Juhfah | 80 | about 10 min |
| Paris (CDG) | Al-Juhfah | 80 | about 10 min |
| Frankfurt (FRA) | Al-Juhfah | 80 | about 10 min |
| Amsterdam (AMS) | Al-Juhfah | 80 | about 10 min |
| New York (JFK) | Al-Juhfah | 70 | about 10 min |
| Washington (IAD) | Al-Juhfah | 70 | about 10 min |
| Chicago (ORD) | Al-Juhfah | 80 | about 10 min |
| Toronto (YYZ) | Al-Juhfah | 80 | about 10 min |
| Lagos (LOS) | Al-Juhfah | 70 | about 10 min |
| Abuja (ABV) | Al-Juhfah | 70 | about 10 min |
| Kano (KAN) | Al-Juhfah | 70 | about 10 min |
| Dakar (DSS) | Al-Juhfah | 70 | about 10 min |
| Casablanca (CMN) | Al-Juhfah | 70 | about 10 min |
| Algiers (ALG) | Al-Juhfah | 70 | about 10 min |
| Tunis (TUN) | Al-Juhfah | 70 | about 10 min |
| Khartoum (KRT) | Al-Juhfah | 80 | about 10 min |
| Addis Ababa (ADD) | Yalamlam | 120 | about 15 min |
| Nairobi (NBO) | Yalamlam | 110 | about 15 min |
| Dar es Salaam (DAR) | Yalamlam | 120 | about 15 min |
| Johannesburg (JNB) | Yalamlam | 110 | about 15 min |
The five miqats
Questions pilgrims ask
Is Jeddah a miqat?
For pilgrims flying in from abroad, the common teaching is that Jeddah lies inside the miqat boundary, so you must be in ihram before landing there. People who live in Jeddah enter ihram from their home.
Can I put on ihram at home or at the airport?
Yes. You may wear the ihram clothes before you leave and make the intention when you approach the miqat. Avoid the restrictions of ihram (perfume, cutting hair or nails) only after the intention.
What if I pass the miqat without ihram?
Scholars say you should go back to a miqat if you can; otherwise you enter ihram where you are and an expiation (dam) is due. Ask a scholar about your case.
I’m going to Madinah first — when do I enter ihram?
At Dhul Hulayfah (Abyar Ali), on the way from Madinah to Makkah. Many pilgrims make their intention there or at their Madinah hotel just before leaving.
A planning aid based on the great-circle route and typical speeds; real routes, holding and descent vary. Scholars differ on some details (for example Jeddah). Follow your scholar and the airline’s announcement.
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