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RQW to HIJ: distance & flight time
Qayyarah (Qayyarah West Airport) → Hiroshima (Hiroshima Airport)
4,875 mi
7,845 km · 4,236 nm
10h 2m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
4,875 miles nonstop takes roughly 10h 2m 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
- RQW — Qayyarah West Airport · Qayyarah, Iraq
- HIJ — Hiroshima Airport · Hiroshima, Japan
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 HIJ
- HIW · Hiroshimanishi Airport29 mi away
- MYJ · Matsuyama Airport44 mi away
- IWK · Iwakuni Marine Corps Air Station44 mi away
- OKJ · Okayama Airport58 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is RQW from HIJ?
The flight distance from Qayyarah (RQW) to Hiroshima (HIJ) is 4,875 miles (7,845 km, 4,236 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from RQW to HIJ?
A nonstop flight takes about 10h 2m 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 HIJ?
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