# Distance from Sochi (AER) to Algiers (ALG)

> 3,188 km · estimated flight time 5h · Medium-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 3,188 km / 1,981 mi / 1,721 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 5h
- **Heading**: 269° (west)
- **Return heading**: 65° (east northeast)
- **Classification**: Medium-haul
- **Type**: International (Russia) → Algeria
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → Africa
- **Time difference**: -2h (When it's 12:57 in Sochi, it's 10:57 in Algiers)
- **Elevation difference**: 7 ft (ALG is lower than AER)

## Airports

### [Sochi International Airport (AER)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/aer-sochi-sochi-international-airport/1ef266df-e9c6-6be2-82ad-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Sochi, Russia
- ICAO: URSS
- Timezone: Europe/Moscow
- Coordinates: 43.450000, 39.960000
- Elevation: 89 ft

### [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

## 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 12:57 in Sochi, it's 10:57 in Algiers.

## Related

- [Sochi International Airport (AER)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/aer-sochi-sochi-international-airport/1ef266df-e9c6-6be2-82ad-06bb2780ed98)
- [Houari Boumediene Airport (ALG)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/alg-algiers-houari-boumediene-airport/1ef266de-b53b-6ce8-aaed-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)