# Distance from Cairo (CAI) to Qayyarah (RQW)

> 1,260 km · estimated flight time 2h · Short-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 1,260 km / 783 mi / 680 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 2h
- **Heading**: 57° (east northeast)
- **Return heading**: 243° (west southwest)
- **Classification**: Short-haul
- **Type**: International (Egypt) → Iraq
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Asia
- **Time difference**: +0h (When it's 06:23 in Cairo, it's 06:23 in Qayyarah)
- **Elevation difference**: 367 ft (RQW is higher than CAI)

## Airports

### [Cairo International Airport (CAI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cai-cairo-cairo-international-airport/1ef266de-eb26-69e8-bb1a-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Cairo, Egypt
- ICAO: HECA
- Timezone: Africa/Cairo
- Coordinates: 30.120000, 31.410000
- Elevation: 382 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 short-haul route typically served by narrow-body aircraft such as the Boeing 737 or Airbus A320 family. In-flight service is usually limited to drinks and light snacks.

## Related

- [Cairo International Airport (CAI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cai-cairo-cairo-international-airport/1ef266de-eb26-69e8-bb1a-06bb2780ed98)
- [Qayyarah West Airport (RQW)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/rqw-qayyarah-qayyarah-west-airport/1ef266df-840e-6e6c-aea8-06bb2780ed98)
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