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BGW to SOF: distance & flight time
Baghdad (Baghdad International Airport) → Sofia (Sofia Airport)
1,303 mi
2,097 km · 1,132 nm
3h 18m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
1,303 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 18m gate to gate, flying northwest. 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
- SOF — Sofia Airport · Sofia, Bulgaria
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 SOF
- PDV · Plovdiv International Airport85 mi away
- INI · Nis Airport90 mi away
- SKP · Skopje Alexander the Great Airport105 mi away
- CRA · Craiova Airport115 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is BGW from SOF?
The flight distance from Baghdad (BGW) to Sofia (SOF) is 1,303 miles (2,097 km, 1,132 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BGW to SOF?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 18m 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 SOF?
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