# Distance from Fukuoka (FUK) to Freetown (HGS)

> 13,968 km · estimated flight time 17h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 13,968 km / 8,679 mi / 7,542 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 17h
- **Heading**: 314° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 37° (northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Japan) → Sierra Leone
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → Africa
- **Time difference**: -9h (When it's 06:30 in Fukuoka, it's 21:30 in Freetown)
- **Elevation difference**: 28 ft (HGS is higher than FUK)

## Airports

### [Fukuoka Airport (FUK)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/fuk-fukuoka-fukuoka-airport/1ef266df-8bc6-6768-a464-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Fukuoka, Japan
- ICAO: RJFF
- Timezone: Asia/Tokyo
- Coordinates: 33.590000, 130.450000
- Elevation: 32 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 06:30 in Fukuoka, it's 21:30 in Freetown.
With a 9-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Fukuoka Airport (FUK)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/fuk-fukuoka-fukuoka-airport/1ef266df-8bc6-6768-a464-06bb2780ed98)
- [Hastings Airport (HGS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/hgs-freetown-hastings-airport/1ef266de-e7e8-68da-bb59-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)