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RQW to AFA: distance & flight time
Qayyarah (Qayyarah West Airport) → San Rafael (Suboficial Ay Santiago Germano Airport)
8,653 mi
13,926 km · 7,519 nm
17h 26m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
8,653 miles nonstop takes roughly 17h 26m 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
- RQW — Qayyarah West Airport · Qayyarah, Iraq
- AFA — Suboficial Ay Santiago Germano Airport · San Rafael, Argentina
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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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
Near AFA
- LGS · Comodoro D.R. Salomón Airport91 mi away
- MDZ · El Plumerillo Airport123 mi away
- QRC · De La Independencia Airport138 mi away
- LUQ · Brigadier Mayor D Cesar Raul Ojeda Airport148 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is RQW from AFA?
The flight distance from Qayyarah (RQW) to San Rafael (AFA) is 8,653 miles (13,926 km, 7,519 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from RQW to AFA?
A nonstop flight takes about 17h 26m 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 RQW to AFA?
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