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VAN to BGW: distance & flight time
Van (Van Ferit Melen Airport) → Baghdad (Baghdad International Airport)
363 mi
585 km · 316 nm
1h 25m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
363 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 25m gate to gate, flying south. 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
- VAN — Van Ferit Melen Airport · Van, Turkey
- 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 VAN
- YKO · Hakkari Yüksekova Airport80 mi away
- AJI · Ağrı Airport84 mi away
- SXZ · Siirt Airport88 mi away
- KHY · Khoy 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 VAN from BGW?
The flight distance from Van (VAN) to Baghdad (BGW) is 363 miles (585 km, 316 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from VAN to BGW?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 25m 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 VAN to BGW?
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