# Distance from Helsinki (HEL) to Yaounde (NSI)

> 6,396 km · estimated flight time 9h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 6,396 km / 3,974 mi / 3,454 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 9h
- **Heading**: 196° (south southwest)
- **Return heading**: 8° (north)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Finland) → Cameroon
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → Africa
- **Time difference**: -2h (When it's 00:51 in Helsinki, it's 22:51 in Yaounde)
- **Elevation difference**: 2,099 ft (NSI 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

### [Yaounde Nsimalen International Airport (NSI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/nsi-yaounde-yaounde-nsimalen-international-airport/1ef266de-d91a-616e-b5be-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Yaounde, Cameroon
- ICAO: FKYS
- Timezone: Africa/Douala
- Coordinates: 3.720000, 11.550000
- Elevation: 2,278 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 00:51 in Helsinki, it's 22:51 in Yaounde.

## Related

- [Helsinki Vantaa Airport (HEL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/hel-helsinki-helsinki-vantaa-airport/1ef266de-c121-6940-a083-06bb2780ed98)
- [Yaounde Nsimalen International Airport (NSI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/nsi-yaounde-yaounde-nsimalen-international-airport/1ef266de-d91a-616e-b5be-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)