Nonstop flight route between Greenwood, Mississippi, United States and Baghdad, Iraq:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Greenwood-Leflore Airport (GWO), Greenwood, Mississippi, United States and Baghdad International Airport (SDA), Baghdad, Iraq would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,953 miles (or 11,190 kilometers).
A Great Circle is the shortest distance between 2 points on a sphere. Because most world maps are flat (but the Earth is round), the route of the shortest distance between 2 points on the Earth will often appear curved when viewed on a flat map, especially for long distances. If you were to simply draw a straight line on a flat map and measure a very long distance, it would likely be much further than if you were to lay a string between those two points on a globe. Because of the large distance between Greenwood-Leflore Airport and Baghdad International Airport, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.
Try it at home! Get a globe and tightly lay a string between Greenwood-Leflore Airport and Baghdad International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | GWO / KGWO |
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Location: | Greenwood, Mississippi, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 33°29'39"N by 90°5'4"W |
Area Served: | Greenwood, Mississippi |
Operator/Owner: | Greenwood City & Leflore County |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 155 feet (47 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from GWO |
More Information: | GWO Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SDA / ORBI |
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Location: | Baghdad, Iraq |
GPS Coordinates: | 33°15'45"N by 44°14'3"E |
Operator/Owner: | Iraqi Government |
Airport Type: | Public / Military |
Elevation: | 114 feet (35 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from SDA |
More Information: | SDA Maps & Info |
Facts about Greenwood-Leflore Airport (GWO):
- Because of Greenwood-Leflore Airport's relatively low elevation of 155 feet, planes can take off or land at Greenwood-Leflore Airport at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
- Greenwood-Leflore Airport (GWO) has 3 runways.
- The closest airport to Greenwood-Leflore Airport (GWO) is Mid-Delta Regional Airport (GLH), which is located 52 miles (84 kilometers) W of GWO.
- The furthest airport from Greenwood-Leflore Airport (GWO) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,993 miles (17,691 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- In addition to being known as "Greenwood-Leflore Airport", another name for GWO is "(former Greenwood Army Airfield)".
- For the next 21 years, the base was abandoned and most of the wartime buildings disappeared.
- Greenwood AAF was also home to a contingent of Women's Army Service Pilots.
Facts about Baghdad International Airport (SDA):
- Most of Baghdad's civil flights stopped in 1991, when the United Nations imposed restrictions on Iraq after the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait during the Persian Gulf War.
- The closest airport to Baghdad International Airport (SDA) is Baghdad International Airport (BGW), which is located only 0 mile (0 kilometer) N of SDA.
- Because of Baghdad International Airport's relatively low elevation of 114 feet, planes can take off or land at Baghdad International Airport at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
- In addition to being known as "Baghdad International Airport", other names for SDA include "مطار بغداد الدولي", "Matar Baġdād ad-Dowaly" and "BGW".
- On 18 May 2010, plans were unveiled for an expansion of Baghdad International Airport, which will double its capacity to 15 million passengers per year.
- The furthest airport from Baghdad International Airport (SDA) is Totegegie Airport (GMR), which is located 11,732 miles (18,880 kilometers) away in Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia.
- Civilian control of the airport was returned to the Iraqi Government in 2004.
- Baghdad International Airport (SDA) has 2 runways.