# Distance from Brasilia (BSB) to Freetown (HGS)

> 4,686 km · estimated flight time 7h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 4,686 km / 2,911 mi / 2,530 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 7h
- **Heading**: 57° (east northeast)
- **Return heading**: 235° (southwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Brazil) → Sierra Leone
- **Intercontinental**: South America → Africa
- **Time difference**: +3h (When it's 18:41 in Brasilia, it's 21:41 in Freetown)
- **Elevation difference**: 3,437 ft (HGS is lower than BSB)

## Airports

### [Presidente Juscelino Kubistschek International Airport (BSB)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bsb-brasilia-presidente-juscelino-kubistschek-international-airport/1ef266df-93eb-6808-bed4-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Brasilia, Brazil
- ICAO: SBBR
- Timezone: America/Sao_Paulo
- Coordinates: -15.870000, -47.920000
- Elevation: 3,497 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 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 18:41 in Brasilia, it's 21:41 in Freetown.
The 3-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Presidente Juscelino Kubistschek International Airport (BSB)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bsb-brasilia-presidente-juscelino-kubistschek-international-airport/1ef266df-93eb-6808-bed4-06bb2780ed98)
- [Hastings Airport (HGS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/hgs-freetown-hastings-airport/1ef266de-e7e8-68da-bb59-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)