# Distance from Helsinki (HEL) to Lai (LTC)

> 5,708 km · estimated flight time 8h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 5,708 km / 3,547 mi / 3,082 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 8h
- **Heading**: 191° (south)
- **Return heading**: 5° (north)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Finland) → Chad
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → Africa
- **Time difference**: -2h (When it's 18:55 in Helsinki, it's 16:55 in Lai)
- **Elevation difference**: 992 ft (LTC 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

### [Lai Airport (LTC)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ltc-lai-lai-airport/1ef266de-de46-67fa-a0d9-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Lai, Chad
- ICAO: FTTH
- Timezone: Africa/Ndjamena
- Coordinates: 9.400000, 16.300000
- Elevation: 1,171 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 18:55 in Helsinki, it's 16:55 in Lai.

## Related

- [Helsinki Vantaa Airport (HEL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/hel-helsinki-helsinki-vantaa-airport/1ef266de-c121-6940-a083-06bb2780ed98)
- [Lai Airport (LTC)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ltc-lai-lai-airport/1ef266de-de46-67fa-a0d9-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)