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SPA to BGW: distance & flight time
Spartangurg (Spartanburg Downtown Memorial Airport) → Baghdad (Baghdad International Airport)
6,579 mi
10,588 km · 5,717 nm
13h 22m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
6,579 miles nonstop takes roughly 13h 22m 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
- SPA — Spartanburg Downtown Memorial Airport · Spartangurg, 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 SPA
- GSP · Greenville Spartanburg International Airport15 mi away
- CLT · Charlotte Douglas International Airport61 mi away
- GMU · Greenville Downtown Airport23 mi away
- GDC · Donaldson Field Airport26 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 SPA from BGW?
The flight distance from Spartangurg (SPA) to Baghdad (BGW) is 6,579 miles (10,588 km, 5,717 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SPA to BGW?
A nonstop flight takes about 13h 22m 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 SPA to BGW?
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