# Distance from Belo Horizonte (CNF) to Freetown (HGS)

> 4,595 km · estimated flight time 6h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 4,595 km / 2,855 mi / 2,481 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 6h
- **Heading**: 50° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 227° (southwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Brazil) → Sierra Leone
- **Intercontinental**: South America → Africa
- **Time difference**: +3h (When it's 15:58 in Belo Horizonte, it's 18:58 in Freetown)
- **Elevation difference**: 2,655 ft (HGS is lower than CNF)

## Airports

### [Tancredo Neves International Airport (CNF)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cnf-belo-horizonte-tancredo-neves-international-airport/1ef266df-9418-6cea-af48-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Belo Horizonte, Brazil
- ICAO: SBCF
- Timezone: America/Sao_Paulo
- Coordinates: -19.620000, -43.970000
- Elevation: 2,715 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 15:58 in Belo Horizonte, it's 18:58 in Freetown.
The 3-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Tancredo Neves International Airport (CNF)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cnf-belo-horizonte-tancredo-neves-international-airport/1ef266df-9418-6cea-af48-06bb2780ed98)
- [Hastings Airport (HGS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/hgs-freetown-hastings-airport/1ef266de-e7e8-68da-bb59-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)