# Distance from Helsinki (HEL) to Sulaco (SCD)

> 9,736 km · estimated flight time 12h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 9,736 km / 6,050 mi / 5,257 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 296° (west northwest)
- **Return heading**: 27° (north northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Finland) → Honduras
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → North America
- **Time difference**: -9h (When it's 16:29 in Helsinki, it's 07:29 in Sulaco)
- **Elevation difference**: 221 ft (SCD 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

### [Sulaco Airport (SCD)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/scd-sulaco-sulaco-airport/1ef266df-5f3e-684e-8768-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Sulaco, Honduras
- ICAO: MHUL
- Timezone: America/Tegucigalpa
- Coordinates: 14.910000, -87.260000
- Elevation: 400 ft

## Route notes

This is an ultra-long-haul route, one of the longest in aviation. It requires wide-body aircraft with extended range capability such as the Airbus A350-900ULR or Boeing 777-200LR. Passengers should prepare for an extended flight with multiple meal services.

Time-zone information: When it's 16:29 in Helsinki, it's 07:29 in Sulaco.
With a 9-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Helsinki Vantaa Airport (HEL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/hel-helsinki-helsinki-vantaa-airport/1ef266de-c121-6940-a083-06bb2780ed98)
- [Sulaco Airport (SCD)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/scd-sulaco-sulaco-airport/1ef266df-5f3e-684e-8768-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)