# Distance from Helsinki (HEL) to Ponta do Sol (NTO)

> 6,216 km · estimated flight time 8h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 6,216 km / 3,862 mi / 3,356 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 8h
- **Heading**: 242° (west southwest)
- **Return heading**: 27° (north northeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Finland) → Cape Verde
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → Africa
- **Time difference**: -4h (When it's 19:44 in Helsinki, it's 15:44 in Ponta do Sol)
- **Elevation difference**: 147 ft (NTO is lower 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

### [Agostinho Neto Airport (NTO)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/nto-ponta-do-sol-agostinho-neto-airport/1ef266de-e9a7-6978-afd4-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Ponta do Sol, Cape Verde
- ICAO: GVAN
- Timezone: Atlantic/Cape_Verde
- Coordinates: 17.200000, -25.090000
- Elevation: 32 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 19:44 in Helsinki, it's 15:44 in Ponta do Sol.
The 4-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)
- [Agostinho Neto Airport (NTO)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/nto-ponta-do-sol-agostinho-neto-airport/1ef266de-e9a7-6978-afd4-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)