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GKL to TQD: distance & flight time
Great Keppel Island (Great Keppel Is Airport) → Al Taqaddum (Al Taqaddum Air Base)
8,045 mi
12,948 km · 6,991 nm
16h 15m
estimated nonstop flight time
-7h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
8,045 miles nonstop takes roughly 16h 15m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 7-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- GKL — Great Keppel Is Airport · Great Keppel Island, Australia
- TQD — Al Taqaddum Air Base · Al Taqaddum, Iraq
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near GKL
- ROK · Rockhampton Airport33 mi away
- GLT · Gladstone Airport51 mi away
- THG · Thangool Airport93 mi away
- TDR · Theodore Airport136 mi away
Near TQD
- BGW · Baghdad International Airport37 mi away
- XQC · Joint Base Balad61 mi away
- IQA · Al Asad Air Base73 mi away
- NJF · Al Najaf International Airport104 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is GKL from TQD?
The flight distance from Great Keppel Island (GKL) to Al Taqaddum (TQD) is 8,045 miles (12,948 km, 6,991 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from GKL to TQD?
A nonstop flight takes about 16h 15m 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 time difference between Great Keppel Island and Al Taqaddum?
Al Taqaddum is 7 hours behind Great Keppel Island.
What is the cheapest way to fly from GKL to TQD?
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