# Distance from Helsinki (HEL) to Hargeisa (HGA)

> 5,867 km · estimated flight time 8h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 5,867 km / 3,646 mi / 3,168 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 8h
- **Heading**: 156° (south southeast)
- **Return heading**: 348° (north northwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Finland) → Somalia
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → Africa
- **Time difference**: +0h (When it's 00:15 in Helsinki, it's 00:15 in Hargeisa)
- **Elevation difference**: 4,244 ft (HGA is higher than HEL)

## Airports

### [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

### [Egal International Airport (HGA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/hga-hargeisa-egal-international-airport/1ef266de-eaa7-6670-a8cf-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Hargeisa, Somalia
- ICAO: HCMH
- Timezone: Africa/Mogadishu
- Coordinates: 9.520000, 44.090000
- Elevation: 4,423 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.

## Related

- [Helsinki Vantaa Airport (HEL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/hel-helsinki-helsinki-vantaa-airport/1ef266de-c121-6940-a083-06bb2780ed98)
- [Egal International Airport (HGA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/hga-hargeisa-egal-international-airport/1ef266de-eaa7-6670-a8cf-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)