# Distance from Helsinki (HEL) to Ust-Kut (UKX)

> 4,399 km · estimated flight time 6h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 4,399 km / 2,734 mi / 2,376 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 6h
- **Heading**: 58° (east northeast)
- **Return heading**: 310° (northwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Finland) → Russia
- **Time difference**: +5h (When it's 08:59 in Helsinki, it's 13:59 in Ust-Kut)
- **Elevation difference**: 2,009 ft (UKX 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

### [Ust-Kut Airport (UKX)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ukx-ust-kut-ust-kut-airport/1ef266df-e683-64b2-8c43-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Ust-Kut, Russia
- ICAO: UITT
- Timezone: Asia/Irkutsk
- Coordinates: 56.860000, 105.730000
- Elevation: 2,188 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 08:59 in Helsinki, it's 13:59 in Ust-Kut.
The 5-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)
- [Ust-Kut Airport (UKX)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ukx-ust-kut-ust-kut-airport/1ef266df-e683-64b2-8c43-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)