# Distance from Baltimore (BWI) to Gao Airport (GAQ)

> 7,740 km · estimated flight time 10h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 7,740 km / 4,809 mi / 4,179 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 10h
- **Heading**: 85° (east)
- **Return heading**: 306° (northwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (United States) → Mali
- **Intercontinental**: North America → Africa
- **Time difference**: +4h (When it's 20:18 in Baltimore, it's 00:18 in Gao Airport)
- **Elevation difference**: 727 ft (GAQ is higher than BWI)

## Airports

### [Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bwi-baltimore-baltimorewashington-international-thurgood-marshall-airport/1ef266df-11dd-6712-b7b5-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Baltimore, United States
- ICAO: KBWI
- Timezone: America/New_York
- Coordinates: 39.180000, -76.670000
- Elevation: 143 ft

### [Gao Airport (GAQ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/gaq-gao-airport/1ef266de-e722-6fcc-91af-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Gao Airport, Mali
- ICAO: GAGO
- Timezone: Africa/Bamako
- Coordinates: 16.250000, -0.010000
- Elevation: 870 ft

## Route notes

This is a long-haul route typically operated by wide-body aircraft such as the Boeing 777 or Airbus A350. Full meal service, in-flight entertainment, and comfort amenities are standard.

Time-zone information: When it's 20:18 in Baltimore, it's 00:18 in Gao Airport.
The 4-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bwi-baltimore-baltimorewashington-international-thurgood-marshall-airport/1ef266df-11dd-6712-b7b5-06bb2780ed98)
- [Gao Airport (GAQ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/gaq-gao-airport/1ef266de-e722-6fcc-91af-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)