# Distance from Helsinki (HEL) to Tidjikja (TIY)

> 5,461 km · estimated flight time 7h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 5,461 km / 3,393 mi / 2,949 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 7h
- **Heading**: 228° (southwest)
- **Return heading**: 23° (north northeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Finland) → Mauritania
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → Africa
- **Time difference**: -3h (When it's 12:51 in Helsinki, it's 09:51 in Tidjikja)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,184 ft (TIY 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

### [Tidjikja Airport (TIY)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tiy-tidjikja-tidjikja-airport/1ef266de-e926-6080-9489-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Tidjikja, Mauritania
- ICAO: GQND
- Timezone: Africa/Nouakchott
- Coordinates: 18.570000, -11.420000
- Elevation: 1,363 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 12:51 in Helsinki, it's 09:51 in Tidjikja.
The 3-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)
- [Tidjikja Airport (TIY)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tiy-tidjikja-tidjikja-airport/1ef266de-e926-6080-9489-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)