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GLZ to RQW: distance & flight time
Gilze-rijen (Gilze Rijen Air Base) → Qayyarah (Qayyarah West Airport)
2,164 mi
3,483 km · 1,881 nm
4h 43m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
2,164 miles nonstop takes roughly 4h 43m gate to gate, flying east. 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
- GLZ — Gilze Rijen Air Base · Gilze-rijen, Netherlands
- 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 GLZ
- AMS · Amsterdam Airport Schiphol52 mi away
- EIN · Eindhoven Airport21 mi away
- OBL · Zoersel (Oostmalle) Airfield22 mi away
- WOE · Woensdrecht Air Base27 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 GLZ from RQW?
The flight distance from Gilze-rijen (GLZ) to Qayyarah (RQW) is 2,164 miles (3,483 km, 1,881 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from GLZ to RQW?
A nonstop flight takes about 4h 43m 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 GLZ to RQW?
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