# Distance from Helsinki (HEL) to Sulaymaniyah (ISU)

> 3,114 km · estimated flight time 5h · Medium-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 3,114 km / 1,935 mi / 1,681 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 5h
- **Heading**: 143° (southeast)
- **Return heading**: 338° (north northwest)
- **Classification**: Medium-haul
- **Type**: International (Finland) → Iraq
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → Asia
- **Time difference**: +0h (When it's 15:47 in Helsinki, it's 15:47 in Sulaymaniyah)
- **Elevation difference**: 2,315 ft (ISU 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

### [Sulaymaniyah International Airport (ISU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/isu-sulaymaniyah-sulaymaniyah-international-airport/1ef266df-8419-6f7e-be89-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Sulaymaniyah, Iraq
- ICAO: ORSU
- Timezone: Asia/Baghdad
- Coordinates: 35.560000, 45.320000
- Elevation: 2,494 ft

## Route notes

This is a medium-haul route that may be operated by either narrow-body or wide-body aircraft depending on demand. Passengers can expect a meal service on most carriers.

## Related

- [Helsinki Vantaa Airport (HEL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/hel-helsinki-helsinki-vantaa-airport/1ef266de-c121-6940-a083-06bb2780ed98)
- [Sulaymaniyah International Airport (ISU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/isu-sulaymaniyah-sulaymaniyah-international-airport/1ef266df-8419-6f7e-be89-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)