# Distance from Helsinki (HEL) to Los Angeles (WHP)

> 8,979 km · estimated flight time 12h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,979 km / 5,580 mi / 4,849 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 330° (north northwest)
- **Return heading**: 17° (north northeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Finland) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → North America
- **Time difference**: -10h (When it's 03:40 in Helsinki, it's 17:40 in Los Angeles)
- **Elevation difference**: 824 ft (WHP 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

### [Whiteman Airport (WHP)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/whp-los-angeles-whiteman-airport/1ef266df-3ff5-66ea-b367-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Los Angeles, United States
- ICAO: KWHP
- Timezone: America/Los_Angeles
- Coordinates: 34.260000, -118.410000
- Elevation: 1,003 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 03:40 in Helsinki, it's 17:40 in Los Angeles.
With a 10-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)
- [Whiteman Airport (WHP)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/whp-los-angeles-whiteman-airport/1ef266df-3ff5-66ea-b367-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)