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GBD to IQA: distance & flight time
Great Bend (Great Bend Municipal Airport) → Al Asad (Al Asad Air Base)
6,870 mi
11,055 km · 5,969 nm
13h 56m
estimated nonstop flight time
+8h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
6,870 miles nonstop takes roughly 13h 56m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 8-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- GBD — Great Bend Municipal Airport · Great Bend, United States
- IQA — Al Asad Air Base · Al Asad, Iraq
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near GBD
- RSL · Russell Municipal Airport37 mi away
- HYS · Hays Regional Airport41 mi away
- PTT · Pratt Regional Airport45 mi away
- HUT · Hutchinson Municipal Airport58 mi away
Near IQA
- TQD · Al Taqaddum Air Base73 mi away
- BGW · Baghdad International Airport109 mi away
- XQC · Joint Base Balad111 mi away
- RQW · Qayyarah West Airport142 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is GBD from IQA?
The flight distance from Great Bend (GBD) to Al Asad (IQA) is 6,870 miles (11,055 km, 5,969 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from GBD to IQA?
A nonstop flight takes about 13h 56m 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 Great Bend and Al Asad?
Al Asad is 8 hours ahead of Great Bend.
What is the cheapest way to fly from GBD to IQA?
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