# Distance from Stockholm (ARN) to Nouakchott (NKC)

> 5,357 km · estimated flight time 7h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 5,357 km / 3,328 mi / 2,892 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 7h
- **Heading**: 225° (southwest)
- **Return heading**: 22° (north northeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Sweden) → Mauritania
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → Africa
- **Time difference**: -2h (When it's 09:48 in Stockholm, it's 07:48 in Nouakchott)
- **Elevation difference**: 124 ft (NKC is lower than ARN)

## Airports

### [Stockholm-Arlanda Airport (ARN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/arn-stockholm-stockholm-arlanda-airport/1ef266de-cd19-6824-a8a7-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Stockholm, Sweden
- ICAO: ESSA
- Timezone: Europe/Stockholm
- Coordinates: 59.650000, 17.920000
- Elevation: 137 ft

### [Nouakchott International Airport (NKC)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/nkc-nouakchott-nouakchott-international-airport/1ef266de-e94a-6c0a-b941-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Nouakchott, Mauritania
- ICAO: GQNN
- Timezone: Africa/Nouakchott
- Coordinates: 18.100000, -15.950000
- Elevation: 13 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 09:48 in Stockholm, it's 07:48 in Nouakchott.

## Related

- [Stockholm-Arlanda Airport (ARN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/arn-stockholm-stockholm-arlanda-airport/1ef266de-cd19-6824-a8a7-06bb2780ed98)
- [Nouakchott International Airport (NKC)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/nkc-nouakchott-nouakchott-international-airport/1ef266de-e94a-6c0a-b941-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)