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VAR to RQW: distance & flight time
Varna (Varna Airport) → Qayyarah (Qayyarah West Airport)
963 mi
1,549 km · 837 nm
2h 34m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
963 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 34m gate to gate, flying southeast. 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
- VAR — Varna Airport · Varna, Bulgaria
- 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 VAR
- BOJ · Burgas Airport48 mi away
- CND · Mihail Kogălniceanu International Airport85 mi away
- JAM · Bezmer Air Base92 mi away
- IST · Istanbul Airport143 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 VAR from RQW?
The flight distance from Varna (VAR) to Qayyarah (RQW) is 963 miles (1,549 km, 837 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from VAR to RQW?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 34m 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 VAR to RQW?
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