Informational Guide to Baghdad International Airport (BGW) - Non Official

IA157 Iraqi Airways - Flight Status

Below, you can find details about Iraqi Airways flight IA157, which currently operates between the airports of Baghdad - Baghdad International Airport (Airport Code BGW) and Al-Najaf - Al-Ashraf International Airport (Airport Code NJF).
This flight data pertains specifically to the flight's details for Sunday, March 22, 2026.

IA157 On Time performance:
100
We have calculated the percentage of flights that arrived within 15 minutes of their scheduled time, or earlier, based on real flight data from the last 3 months. More about punctuality and delays

Flight Status

IA157 Iraqi Airways to Al-Najaf

This flight is not scheduled for March 22, 2026.

Airline information

Iraqi Airways
Iraqi Airways

Departure

Baghdad (BGW)
February 18, 2026
Baghdad International Airport

Arrival

Al-Najaf (NJF)
February 18, 2026
Al-Ashraf International Airport
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Additional Information

Which is the frequency of flight IA157?
The flight IA157 is currently not scheduled at Baghdad Airport (BGW).

Which is the distance of flight IA157?
The distance between the two airports is 142 kilometers.

Which is the flight time of flight IA157?
The scheduled flight time gate to gate is: 00:30 hours.
The real flight time gate to gate on average is: 00:14 hours.

Are the departure airport and arrival airport at the same Time Zone?
Yes, both airports are in the same timezone.

Alternative Flights

Iraqi Airways is the only airline operating the route from Baghdad to Al-Najaf.

Punctuality and delays

We have gathered data from recent months and present below an analysis of how timely the flights have been.

In terms of On-Time Performance, by analyzing the flight data from the last three months, spanning from December 24, 2025 to February 18, 2026, we have obtained these figures.
Total number of flights: 11
On Time: 11 ( 100 % )
Moderate Delay: 0 ( 0 % )
Significant Delay: 0 ( 0 % )
Major Delay: 0 ( 0 % )
Canceled: 0 ( 0 % )
Diverted: 0 ( 0 % )

Average Delay: 0 minutes.
Delays analyzed by Week: It is not possible to calculate the On-Time Performance for this flight accurately by weekday due to insufficient or non-representative data, as doing so could lead to misleading conclusions
Delays analyzed by Month: We have gathered available data from last twelve closed months, spanning from March 05, 2025 to February 18, 2026. Next, you can observe the results broken down by month: number of flights analyzed, on-time performance per month, and average delay per month.

Note: We have excluded some months from the graph, since the quantity and quality of the data is not representative enough.

Last Past Flights IA157

Date
Departure
Arrival
Duration
Aircraft
Status
Saturday
21 March
09:30
Baghdad (BGW)
10:00
Al-Najaf (NJF)
00h 30min
Canadair (Bomb
Canadair (Bomb