# Distance from Kathmandu (KTM) to Qayyarah (RQW)

> 4,061 km · estimated flight time 6h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 4,061 km / 2,523 mi / 2,193 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 6h
- **Heading**: 294° (west northwest)
- **Return heading**: 91° (east)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Nepal) → Iraq
- **Time difference**: -2.75h (When it's 11:11 in Kathmandu, it's 08:26 in Qayyarah)
- **Elevation difference**: 3,641 ft (RQW is lower than KTM)

## Airports

### [Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ktm-kathmandu-tribhuvan-international-airport/1ef266df-f304-6ec0-afd1-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Kathmandu, Nepal
- ICAO: VNKT
- Timezone: Asia/Kathmandu
- Coordinates: 27.700000, 85.360000
- Elevation: 4,390 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 11:11 in Kathmandu, it's 08:26 in Qayyarah.

## Related

- [Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ktm-kathmandu-tribhuvan-international-airport/1ef266df-f304-6ec0-afd1-06bb2780ed98)
- [Qayyarah West Airport (RQW)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/rqw-qayyarah-qayyarah-west-airport/1ef266df-840e-6e6c-aea8-06bb2780ed98)
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