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RQW to ODS: distance & flight time
Qayyarah (Qayyarah West Airport) → Odessa (Odessa International Airport)
979 mi
1,575 km · 850 nm
2h 36m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
979 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 36m 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
- ODS — Odessa International Airport · Odessa, Ukraine
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 ODS
- NLV · Mykolaiv International Airport73 mi away
- KHE · Kherson International Airport89 mi away
- KIV · Chişinău International Airport90 mi away
- TCE · Tulcea Airport134 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is RQW from ODS?
The flight distance from Qayyarah (RQW) to Odessa (ODS) is 979 miles (1,575 km, 850 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from RQW to ODS?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 36m 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 ODS?
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