Qayyarah West Airport

IATA RQWICAO ORQWMedium airport

Qayyarah West Airport is a medium airport near Qayyarah in Ninawa Governorate, Iraq. It is listed as IATA RQW and ICAO ORQW. The airport is located at 35.7672° / 43.1251° at an elevation of 228 m (749 ft). There is one runway, the longest measuring 3,501 m. The nearest airport is Qayyarah South Airport, 13 km (8 mi) away. No scheduled service is recorded for this airfield.

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Map detail of Qayyarah West Airport with runways — Close-up with runways

World map showing the position of Qayyarah West Airport — Overview map

Data

Data
IATA code	`RQW`
ICAO code	`ORQW`
Identifier	`ORQW`
Type	Medium airport
City	Qayyarah
Region	Ninawa Governorate
Country	Iraq
Coordinates	35.76720, 43.12510
Coordinates (deg/min/sec)	35° 46′ 01.92″ N 43° 07′ 30.36″ E
Elevation	228 m (749 ft)
Scheduled service	no

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