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RQW to PVG: distance & flight time
Qayyarah (Qayyarah West Airport) → Shanghai (Shanghai Pudong International Airport)
4,421 mi
7,115 km · 3,842 nm
9h 8m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
4,421 miles nonstop takes roughly 9h 8m gate to gate, flying east. 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
- PVG — Shanghai Pudong International Airport · Shanghai, China
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 PVG
- SHA · Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport28 mi away
- SZV · Suzhou Guangfu Airport83 mi away
- WUX · Sunan Shuofang International Airport85 mi away
- HSN · Zhoushan Airport90 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is RQW from PVG?
The flight distance from Qayyarah (RQW) to Shanghai (PVG) is 4,421 miles (7,115 km, 3,842 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from RQW to PVG?
A nonstop flight takes about 9h 8m 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 PVG?
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