# Distance from Great Keppel Is Airport (GKL) to Helsinki (HEL)

> 14,182 km · estimated flight time 18h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 14,182 km / 8,813 mi / 7,658 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 18h
- **Heading**: 330° (north northwest)
- **Return heading**: 70° (east northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Australia) → Finland
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → Europe
- **Time difference**: -7h (When it's 07:28 in Great Keppel Is Airport, it's 00:28 in Helsinki)
- **Elevation difference**: 158 ft (HEL is higher than GKL)

## Airports

### [Great Keppel Is Airport (GKL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/gkl-great-keppel-is-airport/1ef266e0-0cfe-6d26-ad46-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Great Keppel Is Airport, Australia
- ICAO: YGKL
- Timezone: Australia/Lindeman
- Coordinates: -23.180000, 150.940000
- Elevation: 21 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 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 07:28 in Great Keppel Is Airport, it's 00:28 in Helsinki.
With a 7-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Great Keppel Is Airport (GKL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/gkl-great-keppel-is-airport/1ef266e0-0cfe-6d26-ad46-06bb2780ed98)
- [Helsinki Vantaa Airport (HEL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/hel-helsinki-helsinki-vantaa-airport/1ef266de-c121-6940-a083-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)