# Distance from Freetown (HGS) to St Louis (STL)

> 8,320 km · estimated flight time 11h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,320 km / 5,170 mi / 4,492 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 11h
- **Heading**: 308° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 91° (east)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Sierra Leone) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → North America
- **Time difference**: -5h (When it's 23:33 in Freetown, it's 18:33 in St Louis)
- **Elevation difference**: 557 ft (STL 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

### [St Louis Lambert International Airport (STL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/stl-st-louis-st-louis-lambert-international-airport/1ef266df-39ab-67da-9abe-06bb2780ed98)

- City: St Louis, United States
- ICAO: KSTL
- Timezone: America/Chicago
- Coordinates: 38.750000, -90.370000
- Elevation: 617 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 23:33 in Freetown, it's 18:33 in St Louis.
The 5-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)
- [St Louis Lambert International Airport (STL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/stl-st-louis-st-louis-lambert-international-airport/1ef266df-39ab-67da-9abe-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)