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LYS to RQW: distance & flight time
Lyon (Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport) → Qayyarah (Qayyarah West Airport)
2,084 mi
3,354 km · 1,811 nm
4h 33m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
2,084 miles nonstop takes roughly 4h 33m 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
- LYS — Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport · Lyon, France
- 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 LYS
- LYN · Lyon-Bron Airport7 mi away
- GNB · Grenoble-Isère Airport28 mi away
- CMF · Chambéry-Savoie Airport39 mi away
- EBU · Saint-Étienne-Bouthéon Airport40 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 LYS from RQW?
The flight distance from Lyon (LYS) to Qayyarah (RQW) is 2,084 miles (3,354 km, 1,811 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LYS to RQW?
A nonstop flight takes about 4h 33m 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 LYS to RQW?
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