# Distance from Algiers (ALG) to Socotra Islands (SCT)

> 5,695 km · estimated flight time 8h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 5,695 km / 3,539 mi / 3,075 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 8h
- **Heading**: 104° (east southeast)
- **Return heading**: 307° (northwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Algeria) → Yemen
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Asia
- **Time difference**: +2h (When it's 03:18 in Algiers, it's 05:18 in Socotra Islands)
- **Elevation difference**: 64 ft (SCT 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

### [Socotra International Airport (SCT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/sct-socotra-islands-socotra-international-airport/1ef266df-84e0-6354-90a6-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Socotra Islands, Yemen
- ICAO: OYSQ
- Timezone: Asia/Aden
- Coordinates: 12.630000, 53.910000
- Elevation: 146 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 03:18 in Algiers, it's 05:18 in Socotra Islands.

## Related

- [Houari Boumediene Airport (ALG)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/alg-algiers-houari-boumediene-airport/1ef266de-b53b-6ce8-aaed-06bb2780ed98)
- [Socotra International Airport (SCT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/sct-socotra-islands-socotra-international-airport/1ef266df-84e0-6354-90a6-06bb2780ed98)
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