# Distance from Accra (ACC) to Freetown (HGS)

> 1,463 km · estimated flight time 3h · Short-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 1,463 km / 909 mi / 790 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 3h
- **Heading**: 283° (west northwest)
- **Return heading**: 101° (east southeast)
- **Classification**: Short-haul
- **Type**: International (Ghana) → Sierra Leone
- **Time difference**: +0h (When it's 18:40 in Accra, it's 18:40 in Freetown)
- **Elevation difference**: 145 ft (HGS is lower than ACC)

## Airports

### [Kotoka International Airport (ACC)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/acc-accra-kotoka-international-airport/1ef266de-b714-6a9c-9234-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Accra, Ghana
- ICAO: DGAA
- Timezone: Africa/Accra
- Coordinates: 5.610000, -0.170000
- Elevation: 205 ft

### [Hastings Airport (HGS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/hgs-freetown-hastings-airport/1ef266de-e7e8-68da-bb59-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Freetown, Sierra Leone
- ICAO: GFHA
- Timezone: Africa/Freetown
- Coordinates: 8.400000, -13.130000
- Elevation: 60 ft

## Route notes

This is a short-haul route typically served by narrow-body aircraft such as the Boeing 737 or Airbus A320 family. In-flight service is usually limited to drinks and light snacks.

## Related

- [Kotoka International Airport (ACC)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/acc-accra-kotoka-international-airport/1ef266de-b714-6a9c-9234-06bb2780ed98)
- [Hastings Airport (HGS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/hgs-freetown-hastings-airport/1ef266de-e7e8-68da-bb59-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)