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MLW to HGS: distance & flight time
Monrovia (Spriggs Payne Airport) → Freetown (Hastings Airport)
218 mi
351 km · 190 nm
1h 2m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
218 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 2m gate to gate, flying northwest. 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
- MLW — Spriggs Payne Airport · Monrovia, Liberia
- HGS — Hastings Airport · Freetown, Sierra Leone
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 MLW
- ROB · Roberts International Airport27 mi away
- KEN · Kenema Airport114 mi away
- KBS · Bo Airport133 mi away
- BTE · Sherbro International Airport148 mi away
Near HGS
- FNA · Lungi International Airport16 mi away
- GBK · Gbangbatok Airport67 mi away
- BTE · Sherbro International Airport73 mi away
- CKY · Conakry International Airport88 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is MLW from HGS?
The flight distance from Monrovia (MLW) to Freetown (HGS) is 218 miles (351 km, 190 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MLW to HGS?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 2m 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 MLW to HGS?
Nonstop service on MLW–HGS 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 1h 2m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from MLW to HGS?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on MLW–HGS that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some MLW to HGS fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain MLW–HGS 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.