Distance from Houston to Baghdad

The distance between Houston, United States and Baghdad, Iraq is 11,842 kilometers (7,358 miles).

Houston, Texas, United States

Baghdad, Iraq

From Houston to Baghdad, the straight-line distance is 11,842 kilometers, heading northeast. Both cities are at a similar altitude, with Houston at 30 meters above sea level and Baghdad at 41 meters.

Travel time

Mode Estimated time
Airplane 18-20 hours
Jet fighter 12-14 hours
Speed Time
300 km/h
Houston, United States

Local time:

Time Zone: America/Chicago

Coordinates: 29.7633° N 95.3633° W

Elevation: 30 m (98 ft)

Nearby airports:
  • William P Hobby Airport (HOU)
  • Andrau Airpark (AAP)
  • George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH)
  • Ellington Airport (EFD)
  • West Houston Airport (IWS)
Baghdad, Iraq

Local time:

Time Zone: Asia/Baghdad

Coordinates: 33.3406° N 44.4009° E

Elevation: 41 m (135 ft)

Nearby airports:
  • Baghdad International Airport (BGW)
  • Joint Base Balad (XQC)
  • Al Taqaddum Air Base (TQD)
  • Al Najaf International Airport (NJF)
  • Ilam Airport (IIL)

Other distances from Houston

Distance between cities Kilometers
From Houston to New York City 2,283 km
From Houston to Los Angeles 2,211 km
From Houston to Chicago 1,510 km
From Houston to Phoenix 1,635 km
From Houston to Philadelphia 2,158 km

Other distances from Baghdad

Distances between cities Kilometers
From Baghdad to Erbil 318 km
From Baghdad to Karbala 88 km
From Baghdad to Al Mawşil al Jadīdah 352 km
From Baghdad to Kirkuk 236 km
From Baghdad to Al Başrah al Qadīmah 451 km

Cities within similar distances

The following list contains cities that are at equal or similar distances as between Houston and Baghdad.

From To Distance (kilometers)
Kampala, Uganda Santa Marta, Colombia 11,842 km
Jakarta, Indonesia Preston, United Kingdom 11,842 km
Canberra, Australia Rosario, Argentina 11,842 km
Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo Guatemala City, Guatemala 11,842 km
Montréal, Canada Patna, India 11,842 km
Shanghai, China Fort Worth, United States 11,841 km
Montréal, Canada Indore, India 11,843 km
Kanpur, India Boston, United States 11,841 km
Cairo, Egypt El Paso, United States 11,843 km
Kanpur, India South Boston, United States 11,843 km
Tehran, Iran Oakland, United States 11,841 km
Brisbane, Australia Santiago, Chile 11,844 km
Trujillo, Peru Bucharest, Romania 11,840 km
Portland, United States Kolkata, India 11,840 km
Manhattan, United States Nairobi, Kenya 11,844 km
Hong Kong, Hong Kong San Diego, United States 11,845 km
San Jose, United States Hanoi, Vietnam 11,845 km

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