# Distance from Helsinki (HEL) to Aktau (SCO)

> 2,524 km · estimated flight time 4h · Medium-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 2,524 km / 1,569 mi / 1,363 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 4h
- **Heading**: 125° (southeast)
- **Return heading**: 326° (northwest)
- **Classification**: Medium-haul
- **Type**: International (Finland) → Kazakhstan
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → Asia
- **Time difference**: +2h (When it's 16:03 in Helsinki, it's 18:03 in Aktau)
- **Elevation difference**: 104 ft (SCO 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

### [Aktau International Airport (SCO)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/sco-aktau-aktau-international-airport/1ef266df-e445-6fc4-836e-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Aktau, Kazakhstan
- ICAO: UATE
- Timezone: Asia/Oral
- Coordinates: 43.860000, 51.090000
- Elevation: 75 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 16:03 in Helsinki, it's 18:03 in Aktau.

## Related

- [Helsinki Vantaa Airport (HEL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/hel-helsinki-helsinki-vantaa-airport/1ef266de-c121-6940-a083-06bb2780ed98)
- [Aktau International Airport (SCO)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/sco-aktau-aktau-international-airport/1ef266df-e445-6fc4-836e-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)