# Distance from Helsinki (HEL) to Astana (NQZ)

> 3,020 km · estimated flight time 5h · Medium-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 3,020 km / 1,876 mi / 1,631 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 5h
- **Heading**: 89° (east)
- **Return heading**: 308° (northwest)
- **Classification**: Medium-haul
- **Type**: International (Finland) → Kazakhstan
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → Asia
- **Time difference**: +2h (When it's 05:24 in Helsinki, it's 07:24 in Astana)
- **Elevation difference**: 987 ft (NQZ 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

### [Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport (NQZ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/nqz-astana-nursultan-nazarbayev-international-airport/1ef266df-e3b2-6f6c-878f-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Astana, Kazakhstan
- ICAO: UACC
- Timezone: Asia/Almaty
- Coordinates: 51.020000, 71.470000
- Elevation: 1,166 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.

Time-zone information: When it's 05:24 in Helsinki, it's 07:24 in Astana.

## Related

- [Helsinki Vantaa Airport (HEL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/hel-helsinki-helsinki-vantaa-airport/1ef266de-c121-6940-a083-06bb2780ed98)
- [Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport (NQZ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/nqz-astana-nursultan-nazarbayev-international-airport/1ef266df-e3b2-6f6c-878f-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)