# Distance from Rome (FCO) to Sao Filipe (SFL)

> 4,618 km · estimated flight time 6h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 4,618 km / 2,870 mi / 2,494 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 6h
- **Heading**: 241° (west southwest)
- **Return heading**: 42° (northeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Italy) → Cape Verde
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → Africa
- **Time difference**: -3h (When it's 20:34 in Rome, it's 17:34 in Sao Filipe)
- **Elevation difference**: 602 ft (SFL is higher than FCO)

## Airports

### [Leonardo Da Vinci (Fiumicino) International Airport (FCO)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/fco-rome-leonardo-da-vinci-fiumicino-international-airport/1ef266df-5138-6e48-8f07-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Rome, Italy
- ICAO: LIRF
- Timezone: Europe/Rome
- Coordinates: 41.800000, 12.250000
- Elevation: 15 ft

### [Sao Filipe Airport (SFL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/sfl-sao-filipe-sao-filipe-airport/1ef266de-e9be-6b96-9382-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Sao Filipe, Cape Verde
- ICAO: GVSF
- Timezone: Atlantic/Cape_Verde
- Coordinates: 14.880000, -24.480000
- Elevation: 617 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 20:34 in Rome, it's 17:34 in Sao Filipe.
The 3-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Leonardo Da Vinci (Fiumicino) International Airport (FCO)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/fco-rome-leonardo-da-vinci-fiumicino-international-airport/1ef266df-5138-6e48-8f07-06bb2780ed98)
- [Sao Filipe Airport (SFL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/sfl-sao-filipe-sao-filipe-airport/1ef266de-e9be-6b96-9382-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)