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DTW to BGW: distance & flight time
Detroit (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport) → Baghdad (Baghdad International Airport)
6,255 mi
10,067 km · 5,435 nm
12h 44m
estimated nonstop flight time
+7h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
6,255 miles nonstop takes roughly 12h 44m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 7-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- DTW — Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport · Detroit, 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 DTW
- YIP · Willow Run Airport9 mi away
- ARB · Ann Arbor Municipal Airport20 mi away
- YQG · Windsor Airport21 mi away
- DET · Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport22 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 DTW from BGW?
The flight distance from Detroit (DTW) to Baghdad (BGW) is 6,255 miles (10,067 km, 5,435 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DTW to BGW?
A nonstop flight takes about 12h 44m 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 time difference between Detroit and Baghdad?
Baghdad is 7 hours ahead of Detroit.
What is the cheapest way to fly from DTW to BGW?
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