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SEA to RQW: distance & flight time
Seattle (Seattle Tacoma International Airport) → Qayyarah (Qayyarah West Airport)
6,617 mi
10,649 km · 5,750 nm
13h 26m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
6,617 miles nonstop takes roughly 13h 26m gate to gate, flying north. 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
- SEA — Seattle Tacoma International Airport · Seattle, United States
- RQW — Qayyarah West Airport · Qayyarah, Iraq
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near SEA
- RNT · Renton Municipal Airport5 mi away
- BFI · Boeing Field King County International Airport6 mi away
- TIW · Tacoma Narrows Airport18 mi away
- PWT · Bremerton National Airport21 mi away
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
Frequently asked questions
How far is SEA from RQW?
The flight distance from Seattle (SEA) to Qayyarah (RQW) is 6,617 miles (10,649 km, 5,750 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SEA to RQW?
A nonstop flight takes about 13h 26m 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 SEA to RQW?
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