Need help booking?
Unpublished phone-only deals available
OHA to RQW: distance & flight time
Ohakea (RNZAF Base Ohakea) → Qayyarah (Qayyarah West Airport)
9,850 mi
15,853 km · 8,560 nm
19h 47m
estimated nonstop flight time
—
time difference · heading west
See live OHA→RQW fares Phone-only fares on this route — call free
Flight time details
9,850 miles nonstop takes roughly 19h 47m gate to gate, flying west. 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
- OHA — RNZAF Base Ohakea · Ohakea, New Zealand
- RQW — Qayyarah West Airport · Qayyarah, Iraq
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
Flying from or into a nearby airport is the #1 trick our agents use to beat online prices. Call and we'll compare every combination on one call.
Near OHA
- PMR · Palmerston North Airport14 mi away
- WAG · Wanganui Airport26 mi away
- PPQ · Paraparaumu Airport53 mi away
- MRO · Hood Airport55 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 OHA from RQW?
The flight distance from Ohakea (OHA) to Qayyarah (RQW) is 9,850 miles (15,853 km, 8,560 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from OHA to RQW?
A nonstop flight takes about 19h 47m 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 OHA to RQW?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on OHA–RQW that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.