# Distance from Algiers (ALG) to Najaf (NJF)

> 3,788 km · estimated flight time 5h · Medium-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 3,788 km / 2,354 mi / 2,045 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 5h
- **Heading**: 86° (east)
- **Return heading**: 290° (west northwest)
- **Classification**: Medium-haul
- **Type**: International (Algeria) → Iraq
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Asia
- **Time difference**: +2h (When it's 02:19 in Algiers, it's 04:19 in Najaf)
- **Elevation difference**: 21 ft (NJF is higher than ALG)

## Airports

### [Houari Boumediene Airport (ALG)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/alg-algiers-houari-boumediene-airport/1ef266de-b53b-6ce8-aaed-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Algiers, Algeria
- ICAO: DAAG
- Timezone: Africa/Algiers
- Coordinates: 36.690000, 3.220000
- Elevation: 82 ft

### [Al Najaf International Airport (NJF)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/njf-najaf-al-najaf-international-airport/1ef266df-8403-6224-9760-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Najaf, Iraq
- ICAO: ORNI
- Timezone: Asia/Baghdad
- Coordinates: 31.990000, 44.400000
- Elevation: 103 ft

## Route notes

This is a medium-haul route that may be operated by either narrow-body or wide-body aircraft depending on demand. Passengers can expect a meal service on most carriers.

Time-zone information: When it's 02:19 in Algiers, it's 04:19 in Najaf.

## Related

- [Houari Boumediene Airport (ALG)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/alg-algiers-houari-boumediene-airport/1ef266de-b53b-6ce8-aaed-06bb2780ed98)
- [Al Najaf International Airport (NJF)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/njf-najaf-al-najaf-international-airport/1ef266df-8403-6224-9760-06bb2780ed98)
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