# Distance from Helsinki (HEL) to Pemba / Porto Amelia (POL)

> 8,269 km · estimated flight time 11h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,269 km / 5,138 mi / 4,465 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 11h
- **Heading**: 164° (south southeast)
- **Return heading**: 352° (north)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Finland) → Mozambique
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → Africa
- **Time difference**: -1h (When it's 19:02 in Helsinki, it's 18:02 in Pemba / Porto Amelia)
- **Elevation difference**: 152 ft (POL 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

### [Pemba Airport (POL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pol-pemba-porto-amelia-pemba-airport/1ef266de-ddce-6c50-9673-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Pemba / Porto Amelia, Mozambique
- ICAO: FQPB
- Timezone: Africa/Maputo
- Coordinates: -12.990000, 40.520000
- Elevation: 331 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 19:02 in Helsinki, it's 18:02 in Pemba / Porto Amelia.

## Related

- [Helsinki Vantaa Airport (HEL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/hel-helsinki-helsinki-vantaa-airport/1ef266de-c121-6940-a083-06bb2780ed98)
- [Pemba Airport (POL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pol-pemba-porto-amelia-pemba-airport/1ef266de-ddce-6c50-9673-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)