# Distance from Nice (NCE) to Sokoto (SKO)

> 3,424 km · estimated flight time 5h · Medium-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 3,424 km / 2,127 mi / 1,849 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 5h
- **Heading**: 184° (south)
- **Return heading**: 3° (north)
- **Classification**: Medium-haul
- **Type**: International (France) → Nigeria
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → Africa
- **Time difference**: -1h (When it's 00:00 in Nice, it's 23:00 in Sokoto)
- **Elevation difference**: 998 ft (SKO is higher than NCE)

## Airports

### [Nice-Cote d'Azur Airport (NCE)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/nce-nice-nice-cote-dazur-airport/1ef266df-4aa8-64f2-a0dd-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Nice, France
- ICAO: LFMN
- Timezone: Europe/Paris
- Coordinates: 43.660000, 7.220000
- Elevation: 12 ft

### [Sadiq Abubakar III International Airport (SKO)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/sko-sokoto-sadiq-abubakar-iii-international-airport/1ef266de-b7fe-6c6e-9411-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Sokoto, Nigeria
- ICAO: DNSO
- Timezone: Africa/Lagos
- Coordinates: 12.920000, 5.210000
- Elevation: 1,010 ft

## Route notes

This is a medium-haul route that may be operated by either narrow-body or wide-body aircraft depending on demand. Passengers can expect a meal service on most carriers.

Time-zone information: When it's 00:00 in Nice, it's 23:00 in Sokoto.

## Related

- [Nice-Cote d'Azur Airport (NCE)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/nce-nice-nice-cote-dazur-airport/1ef266df-4aa8-64f2-a0dd-06bb2780ed98)
- [Sadiq Abubakar III International Airport (SKO)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/sko-sokoto-sadiq-abubakar-iii-international-airport/1ef266de-b7fe-6c6e-9411-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)