# Distance from Madrid (MAD) to Qayyarah (RQW)

> 4,071 km · estimated flight time 6h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 4,071 km / 2,529 mi / 2,198 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 6h
- **Heading**: 82° (east)
- **Return heading**: 292° (west northwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Spain) → Iraq
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → Asia
- **Time difference**: +1h (When it's 21:35 in Madrid, it's 22:35 in Qayyarah)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,252 ft (RQW is lower than MAD)

## Airports

### [Madrid Barajas International Airport (MAD)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mad-madrid-madrid-barajas-international-airport/1ef266df-455a-6e50-a18b-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Madrid, Spain
- ICAO: LEMD
- Timezone: Europe/Madrid
- Coordinates: 40.490000, -3.570000
- Elevation: 2,001 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 21:35 in Madrid, it's 22:35 in Qayyarah.

## Related

- [Madrid Barajas International Airport (MAD)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mad-madrid-madrid-barajas-international-airport/1ef266df-455a-6e50-a18b-06bb2780ed98)
- [Qayyarah West Airport (RQW)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/rqw-qayyarah-qayyarah-west-airport/1ef266df-840e-6e6c-aea8-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)