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RQW to API: distance & flight time
Qayyarah (Qayyarah West Airport) → Apiay (Gomez Nino Apiay Air Base)
7,516 mi
12,096 km · 6,531 nm
15h 12m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
7,516 miles nonstop takes roughly 15h 12m 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
- API — Gomez Nino Apiay Air Base · Apiay, Colombia
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 API
- VVC · Vanguardia Airport7 mi away
- BOG · El Dorado International Airport59 mi away
- GIR · Santiago Vila Airport86 mi away
- IBE · Perales Airport111 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is RQW from API?
The flight distance from Qayyarah (RQW) to Apiay (API) is 7,516 miles (12,096 km, 6,531 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from RQW to API?
A nonstop flight takes about 15h 12m 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 API?
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