Distance from Baghdad to Guangzhou

The great-circle distance between Baghdad, Iraq and Guangzhou, China is 6,723 km (4,177 mi · 3,630 nmi) — the shortest possible route over the Earth's surface, the path aircraft approximately follow.

The numbers
Great-circle distance
6,723 km · 4,177 mi · 3,630 nmi
Initial bearing Baghdad → Guangzhou
80° (E)
Initial bearing Guangzhou → Baghdad
296° (WNW)
Nonstop flight (rough estimate)
≈ 8 h 34 min
Time zones
Baghdad UTC+03:00 · Guangzhou UTC+08:00 (+5 h)
Sunrise gap today
275 min — the sun rises later in Baghdad

Flight time is a cruise-speed approximation (no routing/wind); driving distance depends on roads and is typically 20–40% longer than great-circle.

The two cities
Baghdad
33.3406, 44.4009
Sunrise / sunset today
02:52 UTC / 15:00 UTC
Guangzhou
23.1167, 113.2500
Sunrise / sunset today
22:17 UTC / 10:24 UTC

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Distances here are straight-line (great-circle). Road routes typically run 1.2–1.4× longer — here's why, with the visual.