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HIN to HEA: distance & flight time
Sacheon (Sacheon Air Base/Airport) → Herat (Herat Airport)
3,670 mi
5,907 km · 3,189 nm
7h 40m
estimated nonstop flight time
-4.5h
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
3,670 miles nonstop takes roughly 7h 40m gate to gate, flying west. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 4.5-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- HIN — Sacheon Air Base/Airport · Sacheon, South Korea
- HEA — Herat Airport · Herat, Afghanistan
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
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Near HIN
- RSU · Yeosu Airport31 mi away
- CHF · Jinhae Airbase/Airport (G-813/K-10)35 mi away
- PUS · Gimhae International Airport49 mi away
- TAE · Daegu Airport65 mi away
Near HEA
- OAH · Shindand Airport57 mi away
- FAH · Farah Airport127 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is HIN from HEA?
The flight distance from Sacheon (HIN) to Herat (HEA) is 3,670 miles (5,907 km, 3,189 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from HIN to HEA?
A nonstop flight takes about 7h 40m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from HIN to HEA?
Nonstop service on HIN–HEA depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 7h 40m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Sacheon and Herat?
Herat is 4.5 hours behind Sacheon.
What is the cheapest way to fly from HIN to HEA?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on HIN–HEA that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some HIN to HEA fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain HIN–HEA tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.