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CUB to BGW: distance & flight time
Columbia (Jim Hamilton L.B. Owens Airport) → Baghdad (Baghdad International Airport)
6,589 mi
10,604 km · 5,726 nm
13h 23m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
6,589 miles nonstop takes roughly 13h 23m gate to gate, flying northeast. 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
- CUB — Jim Hamilton L.B. Owens Airport · Columbia, United States
- BGW — Baghdad International Airport · Baghdad, Iraq
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near CUB
- CAE · Columbia Metropolitan Airport7 mi away
- MMT · Mc Entire Joint National Guard Base12 mi away
- SSC · Shaw Air Force Base30 mi away
- CDN · Woodward Field33 mi away
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
Frequently asked questions
How far is CUB from BGW?
The flight distance from Columbia (CUB) to Baghdad (BGW) is 6,589 miles (10,604 km, 5,726 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from CUB to BGW?
A nonstop flight takes about 13h 23m 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 CUB to BGW?
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