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SPF to RQW: distance & flight time
Spearfish-South Dakota (Black Hills Airport-Clyde Ice Field) → Qayyarah (Qayyarah West Airport)
6,518 mi
10,489 km · 5,664 nm
13h 15m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
6,518 miles nonstop takes roughly 13h 15m 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
- SPF — Black Hills Airport-Clyde Ice Field · Spearfish-South Dakota, 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 SPF
- RCA · Ellsworth Air Force Base41 mi away
- RAP · Rapid City Regional Airport47 mi away
- GCC · Gillette Campbell County Airport87 mi away
- CDR · Chadron Municipal Airport119 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 SPF from RQW?
The flight distance from Spearfish-South Dakota (SPF) to Qayyarah (RQW) is 6,518 miles (10,489 km, 5,664 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SPF to RQW?
A nonstop flight takes about 13h 15m 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 SPF to RQW?
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