# Distance from Freetown (HGS) to New York (JFK)

> 6,940 km · estimated flight time 9h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 6,940 km / 4,312 mi / 3,747 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 9h
- **Heading**: 312° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 103° (east southeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Sierra Leone) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → North America
- **Time difference**: -4h (When it's 21:29 in Freetown, it's 17:29 in New York)
- **Elevation difference**: 47 ft (JFK is lower than HGS)

## Airports

### [Hastings Airport (HGS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/hgs-freetown-hastings-airport/1ef266de-e7e8-68da-bb59-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Freetown, Sierra Leone
- ICAO: GFHA
- Timezone: Africa/Freetown
- Coordinates: 8.400000, -13.130000
- Elevation: 60 ft

### [John F Kennedy International Airport (JFK)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/jfk-new-york-john-f-kennedy-international-airport/1ef266df-2422-6f44-aae4-06bb2780ed98)

- City: New York, United States
- ICAO: KJFK
- Timezone: America/New_York
- Coordinates: 40.640000, -73.780000
- Elevation: 13 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 21:29 in Freetown, it's 17:29 in New York.
The 4-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Hastings Airport (HGS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/hgs-freetown-hastings-airport/1ef266de-e7e8-68da-bb59-06bb2780ed98)
- [John F Kennedy International Airport (JFK)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/jfk-new-york-john-f-kennedy-international-airport/1ef266df-2422-6f44-aae4-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)