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FRB to IQA: distance & flight time
Forbes (Forbes Airport) → Al Asad (Al Asad Air Base)
8,251 mi
13,279 km · 7,170 nm
16h 39m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
8,251 miles nonstop takes roughly 16h 39m 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
- FRB — Forbes Airport · Forbes, Australia
- IQA — Al Asad Air Base · Al Asad, Iraq
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near FRB
- PKE · Parkes Airport24 mi away
- CWT · Cowra Airport53 mi away
- WWY · West Wyalong Airport58 mi away
- NGA · Young Airport64 mi away
Near IQA
- TQD · Al Taqaddum Air Base73 mi away
- BGW · Baghdad International Airport109 mi away
- XQC · Joint Base Balad111 mi away
- RQW · Qayyarah West Airport142 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is FRB from IQA?
The flight distance from Forbes (FRB) to Al Asad (IQA) is 8,251 miles (13,279 km, 7,170 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from FRB to IQA?
A nonstop flight takes about 16h 39m 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 FRB to IQA?
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