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HFT to HLA: distance & flight time
Hammerfest (Hammerfest Airport) → Johannesburg (Lanseria Airport)
6,679 mi
10,749 km · 5,804 nm
13h 34m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
6,679 miles nonstop takes roughly 13h 34m gate to gate, flying south. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- HFT — Hammerfest Airport · Hammerfest, Norway
- HLA — Lanseria Airport · Johannesburg, South Africa
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near HFT
- HAA · Hasvik Airport38 mi away
- ALF · Alta Airport49 mi away
- LKL · Banak Airport52 mi away
- HVG · Valan Airport57 mi away
Near HLA
- GCJ · Grand Central Airport14 mi away
- WKF · Waterkloof Air Force Base20 mi away
- JNB · OR Tambo International Airport24 mi away
- QRA · Rand Airport25 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is HFT from HLA?
The flight distance from Hammerfest (HFT) to Johannesburg (HLA) is 6,679 miles (10,749 km, 5,804 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from HFT to HLA?
A nonstop flight takes about 13h 34m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
What is the cheapest way to fly from HFT to HLA?
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