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GFL to BGW: distance & flight time
Queensbury (Floyd Bennett Memorial Airport) → Baghdad (Baghdad International Airport)
5,852 mi
9,418 km · 5,085 nm
11h 56m
estimated nonstop flight time
+7h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
5,852 miles nonstop takes roughly 11h 56m 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
- GFL — Floyd Bennett Memorial Airport · Queensbury, 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 GFL
- RUT · Rutland - Southern Vermont Regional Airport36 mi away
- SCH · Schenectady County Airport37 mi away
- ALB · Albany International Airport42 mi away
- LKP · Lake Placid Airport66 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 GFL from BGW?
The flight distance from Queensbury (GFL) to Baghdad (BGW) is 5,852 miles (9,418 km, 5,085 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from GFL to BGW?
A nonstop flight takes about 11h 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 Queensbury and Baghdad?
Baghdad is 7 hours ahead of Queensbury.
What is the cheapest way to fly from GFL to BGW?
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