# Distance from Helsinki (HEL) to Hearst (YHF)

> 6,218 km · estimated flight time 8h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 6,218 km / 3,864 mi / 3,358 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 8h
- **Heading**: 312° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 35° (northeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Finland) → Canada
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → North America
- **Time difference**: -7h (When it's 20:27 in Helsinki, it's 13:27 in Hearst)
- **Elevation difference**: 648 ft (YHF 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

### [Hearst Rene Fontaine Municipal Airport (YHF)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/yhf-hearst-hearst-rene-fontaine-municipal-airport/1ef266de-b028-645e-a8f4-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Hearst, Canada
- ICAO: CYHF
- Timezone: America/Toronto
- Coordinates: 49.710000, -83.690000
- Elevation: 827 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 20:27 in Helsinki, it's 13:27 in Hearst.
With a 7-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)
- [Hearst Rene Fontaine Municipal Airport (YHF)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/yhf-hearst-hearst-rene-fontaine-municipal-airport/1ef266de-b028-645e-a8f4-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)