# Distance from Helsinki (HEL) to Sikasso (KSS)

> 6,000 km · estimated flight time 8h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 6,000 km / 3,728 mi / 3,240 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 8h
- **Heading**: 218° (southwest)
- **Return heading**: 18° (north northeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Finland) → Mali
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → Africa
- **Time difference**: -3h (When it's 05:01 in Helsinki, it's 02:01 in Sikasso)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,199 ft (KSS 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

### [Sikasso Airport (KSS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kss-sikasso-sikasso-airport/1ef266de-e75a-6c38-9494-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Sikasso, Mali
- ICAO: GASK
- Timezone: Africa/Bamako
- Coordinates: 11.330000, -5.700000
- Elevation: 1,378 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 05:01 in Helsinki, it's 02:01 in Sikasso.
The 3-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Helsinki Vantaa Airport (HEL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/hel-helsinki-helsinki-vantaa-airport/1ef266de-c121-6940-a083-06bb2780ed98)
- [Sikasso Airport (KSS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kss-sikasso-sikasso-airport/1ef266de-e75a-6c38-9494-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)