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BGW to HEW: distance & flight time
Baghdad (Baghdad International Airport) → Athens (Athen Helenikon Airport)
1,193 mi
1,920 km · 1,037 nm
3h 4m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
1,193 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 4m gate to gate, flying west. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- BGW — Baghdad International Airport · Baghdad, Iraq
- HEW — Athen Helenikon Airport · Athens, Greece
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near BGW
- TQD · Al Taqaddum Air Base37 mi away
- XQC · Joint Base Balad47 mi away
- NJF · Al Najaf International Airport88 mi away
- IQA · Al Asad Air Base109 mi away
Near HEW
- ATH · Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport12 mi away
- PKH · Porto Cheli Airport52 mi away
- JSY · Syros Airport74 mi away
- SKU · Skiros Airport85 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is BGW from HEW?
The flight distance from Baghdad (BGW) to Athens (HEW) is 1,193 miles (1,920 km, 1,037 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BGW to HEW?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 4m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
What is the cheapest way to fly from BGW to HEW?
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