# Distance from Accra (ACC) to Qayyarah (RQW)

> 5,543 km · estimated flight time 8h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 5,543 km / 3,444 mi / 2,993 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 8h
- **Heading**: 47° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 243° (west southwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Ghana) → Iraq
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Asia
- **Time difference**: +3h (When it's 19:25 in Accra, it's 22:25 in Qayyarah)
- **Elevation difference**: 544 ft (RQW is higher than ACC)

## Airports

### [Kotoka International Airport (ACC)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/acc-accra-kotoka-international-airport/1ef266de-b714-6a9c-9234-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Accra, Ghana
- ICAO: DGAA
- Timezone: Africa/Accra
- Coordinates: 5.610000, -0.170000
- Elevation: 205 ft

### [Qayyarah West Airport (RQW)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/rqw-qayyarah-qayyarah-west-airport/1ef266df-840e-6e6c-aea8-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Qayyarah, Iraq
- ICAO: ORQW
- Timezone: Asia/Baghdad
- Coordinates: 35.770000, 43.130000
- Elevation: 749 ft

## Route notes

This is a long-haul route typically operated by wide-body aircraft such as the Boeing 777 or Airbus A350. Full meal service, in-flight entertainment, and comfort amenities are standard.

Time-zone information: When it's 19:25 in Accra, it's 22:25 in Qayyarah.
The 3-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Kotoka International Airport (ACC)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/acc-accra-kotoka-international-airport/1ef266de-b714-6a9c-9234-06bb2780ed98)
- [Qayyarah West Airport (RQW)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/rqw-qayyarah-qayyarah-west-airport/1ef266df-840e-6e6c-aea8-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)