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RQW to SOM: distance & flight time
Qayyarah (Qayyarah West Airport) → San Tome (San Tomé Airport)
6,803 mi
10,948 km · 5,912 nm
13h 48m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
6,803 miles nonstop takes roughly 13h 48m gate to gate, flying west. 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
- SOM — San Tomé Airport · San Tome, Venezuela
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 SOM
- AAO · Anaco Airport40 mi away
- CBL · Aeropuerto "General Tomas de Heres". Ciudad Bolivar71 mi away
- MUN · Maturín Airport88 mi away
- BLA · General José Antonio Anzoategui International Airport89 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is RQW from SOM?
The flight distance from Qayyarah (RQW) to San Tome (SOM) is 6,803 miles (10,948 km, 5,912 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from RQW to SOM?
A nonstop flight takes about 13h 48m 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 SOM?
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