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YAL to RQW: distance & flight time
Alert Bay (Alert Bay Airport) → Qayyarah (Qayyarah West Airport)
6,440 mi
10,364 km · 5,596 nm
13h 6m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
6,440 miles nonstop takes roughly 13h 6m 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
- YAL — Alert Bay Airport · Alert Bay, Canada
- 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 YAL
- YZT · Port Hardy Airport21 mi away
- YBL · Campbell River Airport85 mi away
- YQQ · Comox Airport108 mi away
- YAZ · Tofino / Long Beach Airport116 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 YAL from RQW?
The flight distance from Alert Bay (YAL) to Qayyarah (RQW) is 6,440 miles (10,364 km, 5,596 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YAL to RQW?
A nonstop flight takes about 13h 6m 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 YAL to RQW?
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