Distance from Baghdad to Shenzhen

Flying the shortest possible route, Shenzhen lies 6,826 km (4,242 miles, 3,686 nautical miles) from Baghdad — the great-circle distance between their coordinates.

The numbers
Great-circle distance
6,826 km · 4,242 mi · 3,686 nmi
Initial bearing Baghdad → Shenzhen
81° (E)
Initial bearing Shenzhen → Baghdad
297° (WNW)
Nonstop flight (rough estimate)
≈ 8 h 41 min
Time zones
Baghdad UTC+03:00 · Shenzhen UTC+08:00 (+5 h)
Sunrise gap today
262 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
02:21 UTC / 15:57 UTC
Shenzhen
22.5455, 114.0683
Sunrise / sunset today
21:59 UTC / 11:02 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.