Need help booking?
Unpublished phone-only deals available
RQW to SDS: distance & flight time
Qayyarah (Qayyarah West Airport) → Sado (Sado Airport)
5,006 mi
8,057 km · 4,350 nm
10h 17m
estimated nonstop flight time
—
time difference · heading northeast
See live RQW→SDS fares Phone-only fares on this route — call free
Flight time details
5,006 miles nonstop takes roughly 10h 17m 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
- SDS — Sado Airport · Sado, Japan
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
Flying from or into a nearby airport is the #1 trick our agents use to beat online prices. Call and we'll compare every combination on one call.
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 SDS
- KIJ · Niigata Airport39 mi away
- SYO · Shonai Airport91 mi away
- NTQ · Noto Airport95 mi away
- GAJ · Yamagata Airport109 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is RQW from SDS?
The flight distance from Qayyarah (RQW) to Sado (SDS) is 5,006 miles (8,057 km, 4,350 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from RQW to SDS?
A nonstop flight takes about 10h 17m 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 SDS?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on RQW–SDS that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.