# Distance from Sovetskaya Gavan (GVN) to London (LHR)

> 8,239 km · estimated flight time 11h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,239 km / 5,120 mi / 4,449 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 11h
- **Heading**: 336° (north northwest)
- **Return heading**: 26° (north northeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Russia) → United Kingdom
- **Time difference**: -9h (When it's 05:36 in Sovetskaya Gavan, it's 20:36 in London)
- **Elevation difference**: 685 ft (LHR is lower than GVN)

## Airports

### [Maygatka Airport. (GVN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/gvn-sovetskaya-gavan-maygatka-airport/1ef266df-e59b-654a-860a-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Sovetskaya Gavan, Russia
- ICAO: UHKM
- Timezone: Asia/Vladivostok
- Coordinates: 48.930000, 140.030000
- Elevation: 768 ft

### [London Heathrow Airport (LHR)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lhr-london-london-heathrow-airport/1ef266de-c45a-6b7a-a3bf-06bb2780ed98)

- City: London, United Kingdom
- ICAO: EGLL
- Timezone: Europe/London
- Coordinates: 51.470000, -0.460000
- Elevation: 83 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 05:36 in Sovetskaya Gavan, it's 20:36 in London.
With a 9-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Maygatka Airport. (GVN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/gvn-sovetskaya-gavan-maygatka-airport/1ef266df-e59b-654a-860a-06bb2780ed98)
- [London Heathrow Airport (LHR)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lhr-london-london-heathrow-airport/1ef266de-c45a-6b7a-a3bf-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)