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CES to RQW: distance & flight time
Cessnock (Cessnock Airport) → Qayyarah (Qayyarah West Airport)
8,429 mi
13,565 km · 7,324 nm
17h
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
8,429 miles nonstop takes roughly 17h 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
- CES — Cessnock Airport · Cessnock, 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 CES
- MTL · Maitland Airport11 mi away
- BEO · Lake Macquarie Airport26 mi away
- NTL · Newcastle Airport29 mi away
- SYD · Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport81 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 CES from RQW?
The flight distance from Cessnock (CES) to Qayyarah (RQW) is 8,429 miles (13,565 km, 7,324 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from CES to RQW?
A nonstop flight takes about 17h 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 CES to RQW?
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