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RQW to KEL: distance & flight time
Qayyarah (Qayyarah West Airport) → Kiel (Kiel-Holtenau Airport)
2,029 mi
3,265 km · 1,763 nm
4h 27m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
2,029 miles nonstop takes roughly 4h 27m gate to gate, flying northwest. 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
- KEL — Kiel-Holtenau Airport · Kiel, Germany
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 KEL
- EUM · Neumünster Airport22 mi away
- WBG · Schleswig Air Base26 mi away
- FLF · Flensburg-Schäferhaus Airport41 mi away
- SGD · Sønderborg Airport43 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is RQW from KEL?
The flight distance from Qayyarah (RQW) to Kiel (KEL) is 2,029 miles (3,265 km, 1,763 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from RQW to KEL?
A nonstop flight takes about 4h 27m 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 KEL?
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