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RQW to HNL: distance & flight time
Qayyarah (Qayyarah West Airport) → Honolulu (Daniel K Inouye International Airport)
8,259 mi
13,291 km · 7,177 nm
16h 40m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
8,259 miles nonstop takes roughly 16h 40m 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
- HNL — Daniel K Inouye International Airport · Honolulu, United States
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 HNL
- JRF · Kalaeloa Airport9 mi away
- HHI · Wheeler Army Airfield13 mi away
- NGF · Kaneohe Bay MCAS (Marion E. Carl Field) Airport13 mi away
- HDH · Dillingham Airfield25 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is RQW from HNL?
The flight distance from Qayyarah (RQW) to Honolulu (HNL) is 8,259 miles (13,291 km, 7,177 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from RQW to HNL?
A nonstop flight takes about 16h 40m 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 HNL?
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