# Distance from Jakarta (CGK) to Freetown (HGS)

> 13,375 km · estimated flight time 17h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 13,375 km / 8,311 mi / 7,222 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 17h
- **Heading**: 276° (west)
- **Return heading**: 92° (east)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Indonesia) → Sierra Leone
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → Africa
- **Time difference**: -7h (When it's 12:32 in Jakarta, it's 05:32 in Freetown)
- **Elevation difference**: 26 ft (HGS is higher than CGK)

## Airports

### [Soekarno-Hatta International Airport (CGK)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cgk-jakarta-soekarno-hatta-international-airport/1ef266df-fd39-6fee-94bf-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Jakarta, Indonesia
- ICAO: WIII
- Timezone: Asia/Jakarta
- Coordinates: -6.130000, 106.660000
- Elevation: 34 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 an ultra-long-haul route, one of the longest in aviation. It requires wide-body aircraft with extended range capability such as the Airbus A350-900ULR or Boeing 777-200LR. Passengers should prepare for an extended flight with multiple meal services.

Time-zone information: When it's 12:32 in Jakarta, it's 05:32 in Freetown.
With a 7-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Soekarno-Hatta International Airport (CGK)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cgk-jakarta-soekarno-hatta-international-airport/1ef266df-fd39-6fee-94bf-06bb2780ed98)
- [Hastings Airport (HGS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/hgs-freetown-hastings-airport/1ef266de-e7e8-68da-bb59-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)