# Distance from Freetown (FNA) to Helsinki (HEL)

> 6,560 km · estimated flight time 9h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 6,560 km / 4,076 mi / 3,542 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 9h
- **Heading**: 21° (north northeast)
- **Return heading**: 225° (southwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Sierra Leone) → Finland
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Europe
- **Time difference**: +3h (When it's 13:36 in Freetown, it's 16:36 in Helsinki)
- **Elevation difference**: 95 ft (HEL is higher than FNA)

## Airports

### [Lungi International Airport (FNA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/fna-freetown-lungi-international-airport/1ef266de-e7f5-6f76-ab93-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Freetown, Sierra Leone
- ICAO: GFLL
- Timezone: Africa/Freetown
- Coordinates: 8.620000, -13.200000
- Elevation: 84 ft

### [Helsinki Vantaa Airport (HEL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/hel-helsinki-helsinki-vantaa-airport/1ef266de-c121-6940-a083-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Helsinki, Finland
- ICAO: EFHK
- Timezone: Europe/Helsinki
- Coordinates: 60.320000, 24.960000
- Elevation: 179 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 13:36 in Freetown, it's 16:36 in Helsinki.
The 3-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Lungi International Airport (FNA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/fna-freetown-lungi-international-airport/1ef266de-e7f5-6f76-ab93-06bb2780ed98)
- [Helsinki Vantaa Airport (HEL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/hel-helsinki-helsinki-vantaa-airport/1ef266de-c121-6940-a083-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)