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CGI to RQW: distance & flight time
Cape Girardeau (Cape Girardeau Regional Airport) → Qayyarah (Qayyarah West Airport)
6,553 mi
10,547 km · 5,695 nm
13h 19m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
6,553 miles nonstop takes roughly 13h 19m gate to gate, flying northeast. 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
- CGI — Cape Girardeau Regional Airport · Cape Girardeau, United States
- 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 CGI
- SIK · Sikeston Memorial Municipal Airport23 mi away
- MDH · Southern Illinois Airport42 mi away
- PAH · Barkley Regional Airport45 mi away
- MWA · Williamson County Regional Airport48 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 CGI from RQW?
The flight distance from Cape Girardeau (CGI) to Qayyarah (RQW) is 6,553 miles (10,547 km, 5,695 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from CGI to RQW?
A nonstop flight takes about 13h 19m 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 CGI to RQW?
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