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RQW to UTC: distance & flight time
Qayyarah (Qayyarah West Airport) → Soesterberg (Soesterberg Air Base)
2,161 mi
3,477 km · 1,878 nm
4h 42m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
2,161 miles nonstop takes roughly 4h 42m 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
- UTC — Soesterberg Air Base · Soesterberg, Netherlands
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 UTC
- AMS · Amsterdam Airport Schiphol25 mi away
- LEY · Lelystad Airport25 mi away
- LID · Valkenburg Naval Air Base36 mi away
- RTM · Rotterdam The Hague Airport38 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is RQW from UTC?
The flight distance from Qayyarah (RQW) to Soesterberg (UTC) is 2,161 miles (3,477 km, 1,878 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from RQW to UTC?
A nonstop flight takes about 4h 42m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from RQW to UTC?
Nonstop service on RQW–UTC depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 4h 42m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from RQW to UTC?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on RQW–UTC that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some RQW to UTC fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain RQW–UTC tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.