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RQW to IWK: distance & flight time
Qayyarah (Qayyarah West Airport) → Iwakuni (Iwakuni Marine Corps Air Station)
4,851 mi
7,808 km · 4,216 nm
9h 59m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
4,851 miles nonstop takes roughly 9h 59m 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
- IWK — Iwakuni Marine Corps Air Station · Iwakuni, 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 IWK
- HIW · Hiroshimanishi Airport18 mi away
- MYJ · Matsuyama Airport34 mi away
- HIJ · Hiroshima Airport44 mi away
- IWJ · Iwami Airport45 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is RQW from IWK?
The flight distance from Qayyarah (RQW) to Iwakuni (IWK) is 4,851 miles (7,808 km, 4,216 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from RQW to IWK?
A nonstop flight takes about 9h 59m 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 IWK?
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