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RAP to RQW: distance & flight time
Rapid City (Rapid City Regional Airport) → Qayyarah (Qayyarah West Airport)
6,528 mi
10,506 km · 5,673 nm
13h 16m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
6,528 miles nonstop takes roughly 13h 16m gate to gate, flying northeast. 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
- RAP — Rapid City Regional Airport · Rapid City, United States
- 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 RAP
- RCA · Ellsworth Air Force Base7 mi away
- SPF · Black Hills Airport-Clyde Ice Field47 mi away
- CDR · Chadron Municipal Airport83 mi away
- GCC · Gillette Campbell County Airport125 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 RAP from RQW?
The flight distance from Rapid City (RAP) to Qayyarah (RQW) is 6,528 miles (10,506 km, 5,673 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from RAP to RQW?
A nonstop flight takes about 13h 16m 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 RAP to RQW?
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