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SQJ to BGW: distance & flight time
Sanming (Shaxian Airport) → Baghdad (Baghdad International Airport)
4,346 mi
6,994 km · 3,777 nm
8h 59m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
4,346 miles nonstop takes roughly 8h 59m gate to gate, flying northwest. 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
- SQJ — Shaxian Airport · Sanming, China
- 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 SQJ
- LCX · Longyan Guanzhishan Airport85 mi away
- WUS · Nanping Wuyishan Airport89 mi away
- FOC · Fuzhou Changle International Airport118 mi away
- JJN · Quanzhou Jinjiang International Airport122 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 SQJ from BGW?
The flight distance from Sanming (SQJ) to Baghdad (BGW) is 4,346 miles (6,994 km, 3,777 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SQJ to BGW?
A nonstop flight takes about 8h 59m 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 SQJ to BGW?
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