# Distance from Helsinki (HEL) to Buchanan (UCN)

> 6,774 km · estimated flight time 9h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 6,774 km / 4,209 mi / 3,658 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 9h
- **Heading**: 220° (southwest)
- **Return heading**: 19° (north northeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Finland) → Liberia
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → Africa
- **Time difference**: -3h (When it's 12:00 in Helsinki, it's 09:00 in Buchanan)
- **Elevation difference**: 138 ft (UCN 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

### [Buchanan Airport (UCN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ucn-buchanan-buchanan-airport/1ef266de-e81a-64c0-a5c6-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Buchanan, Liberia
- ICAO: GLBU
- Timezone: Africa/Monrovia
- Coordinates: 5.170000, -9.280000
- Elevation: 41 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 12:00 in Helsinki, it's 09:00 in Buchanan.
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)
- [Buchanan Airport (UCN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ucn-buchanan-buchanan-airport/1ef266de-e81a-64c0-a5c6-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)