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BWU to RQW: distance & flight time
Sydney (Sydney Bankstown Airport) → Qayyarah (Qayyarah West Airport)
8,443 mi
13,587 km · 7,336 nm
17h 1m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
8,443 miles nonstop takes roughly 17h 1m gate to gate, flying northwest. 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
- BWU — Sydney Bankstown Airport · Sydney, Australia
- 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 BWU
- SYD · Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport11 mi away
- CDU · Camden Airport19 mi away
- XRH · RAAF Base Richmond25 mi away
- WOL · Wollongong Airport45 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 BWU from RQW?
The flight distance from Sydney (BWU) to Qayyarah (RQW) is 8,443 miles (13,587 km, 7,336 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BWU to RQW?
A nonstop flight takes about 17h 1m 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 BWU to RQW?
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