# Distance from Freetown (HGS) to Montevideo (MVD)

> 6,588 km · estimated flight time 9h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 6,588 km / 4,094 mi / 3,557 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 9h
- **Heading**: 221° (southwest)
- **Return heading**: 52° (northeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Sierra Leone) → Uruguay
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → South America
- **Time difference**: -3h (When it's 18:42 in Freetown, it's 15:42 in Montevideo)
- **Elevation difference**: 45 ft (MVD is higher 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

### [Carrasco International /General C L Berisso Airport (MVD)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mvd-montevideo-carrasco-international-general-c-l-berisso-airport/1ef266df-ce8f-6a90-8f4a-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Montevideo, Uruguay
- ICAO: SUMU
- Timezone: America/Montevideo
- Coordinates: -34.840000, -56.030000
- Elevation: 105 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 18:42 in Freetown, it's 15:42 in Montevideo.
The 3-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)
- [Carrasco International /General C L Berisso Airport (MVD)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mvd-montevideo-carrasco-international-general-c-l-berisso-airport/1ef266df-ce8f-6a90-8f4a-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)