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LEY to RQW: distance & flight time
Lelystad (Lelystad Airport) → Qayyarah (Qayyarah West Airport)
2,157 mi
3,472 km · 1,875 nm
4h 42m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
2,157 miles nonstop takes roughly 4h 42m 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
- LEY — Lelystad Airport · Lelystad, 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 LEY
- AMS · Amsterdam Airport Schiphol34 mi away
- UTC · Soesterberg Air Base25 mi away
- DHR · De Kooy Airport45 mi away
- LID · Valkenburg Naval Air Base51 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 LEY from RQW?
The flight distance from Lelystad (LEY) to Qayyarah (RQW) is 2,157 miles (3,472 km, 1,875 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LEY to RQW?
A nonstop flight takes about 4h 42m 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 LEY to RQW?
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