# Distance from Gavle / Sandviken (GVX) to Calgary (YYC)

> 6,848 km · estimated flight time 9h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 6,848 km / 4,255 mi / 3,697 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 9h
- **Heading**: 327° (north northwest)
- **Return heading**: 25° (north northeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Sweden) → Canada
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → North America
- **Time difference**: -8h (When it's 01:20 in Gavle / Sandviken, it's 17:20 in Calgary)
- **Elevation difference**: 3,333 ft (YYC is higher than GVX)

## Airports

### [Gavle Sandviken Airport (GVX)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/gvx-gavle-sandviken-gavle-sandviken-airport/1ef266de-cd3d-6d00-88fb-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Gavle / Sandviken, Sweden
- ICAO: ESSK
- Timezone: Europe/Stockholm
- Coordinates: 60.590000, 16.950000
- Elevation: 224 ft

### [Calgary International Airport (YYC)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/yyc-calgary-calgary-international-airport/1ef266de-b3e4-6fe8-ad4a-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Calgary, Canada
- ICAO: CYYC
- Timezone: America/Edmonton
- Coordinates: 51.110000, -114.020000
- Elevation: 3,557 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 01:20 in Gavle / Sandviken, it's 17:20 in Calgary.
With a 8-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Gavle Sandviken Airport (GVX)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/gvx-gavle-sandviken-gavle-sandviken-airport/1ef266de-cd3d-6d00-88fb-06bb2780ed98)
- [Calgary International Airport (YYC)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/yyc-calgary-calgary-international-airport/1ef266de-b3e4-6fe8-ad4a-06bb2780ed98)
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