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NPE to BGW: distance & flight time
NAPIER (Hawke's Bay Airport) → Baghdad (Baghdad International Airport)
9,797 mi
15,767 km · 8,514 nm
19h 41m
estimated nonstop flight time
-10h
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
9,797 miles nonstop takes roughly 19h 41m gate to gate, flying west. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 10-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- NPE — Hawke's Bay Airport · NAPIER, New Zealand
- 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 NPE
- WIR · Wairoa Airport43 mi away
- TUO · Taupo Airport66 mi away
- GIS · Gisborne Airport81 mi away
- PMR · Palmerston North Airport89 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 NPE from BGW?
The flight distance from NAPIER (NPE) to Baghdad (BGW) is 9,797 miles (15,767 km, 8,514 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from NPE to BGW?
A nonstop flight takes about 19h 41m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from NPE to BGW?
Nonstop service on NPE–BGW depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 19h 41m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between NAPIER and Baghdad?
Baghdad is 10 hours behind NAPIER.
What is the cheapest way to fly from NPE to BGW?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on NPE–BGW that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some NPE to BGW fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain NPE–BGW tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.