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ANK to RQW: distance & flight time
Ankara (Etimesgut Air Base) → Qayyarah (Qayyarah West Airport)
638 mi
1,027 km · 554 nm
1h 51m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
638 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 51m gate to gate, flying southeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- ANK — Etimesgut Air Base · Ankara, Turkey
- RQW — Qayyarah West Airport · Qayyarah, Iraq
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near ANK
- ESB · Esenboğa International Airport20 mi away
- KFS · Kastamonu Airport111 mi away
- ESK · Eskişehir Air Base112 mi away
- ONQ · Zonguldak Airport112 mi away
Near RQW
- OSM · Mosul International Airport37 mi away
- EBL · Erbil International Airport57 mi away
- KIK · Kirkuk Air Base72 mi away
- ISU · Sulaymaniyah International Airport124 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is ANK from RQW?
The flight distance from Ankara (ANK) to Qayyarah (RQW) is 638 miles (1,027 km, 554 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from ANK to RQW?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 51m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
What is the cheapest way to fly from ANK to RQW?
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