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SFT to GAI: distance & flight time
Skelleftea (Skellefteå Airport) → Gaithersburg (Montgomery County Airpark)
4,039 mi
6,501 km · 3,510 nm
8h 23m
estimated nonstop flight time
-6h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
4,039 miles nonstop takes roughly 8h 23m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 6-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- SFT — Skellefteå Airport · Skelleftea, Sweden
- GAI — Montgomery County Airpark · Gaithersburg, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near SFT
- UME · Umeå Airport62 mi away
- LYC · Lycksele Airport70 mi away
- LLA · Luleå Airport70 mi away
- AJR · Arvidsjaur Airport85 mi away
Near GAI
Frequently asked questions
How far is SFT from GAI?
The flight distance from Skelleftea (SFT) to Gaithersburg (GAI) is 4,039 miles (6,501 km, 3,510 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SFT to GAI?
A nonstop flight takes about 8h 23m 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 time difference between Skelleftea and Gaithersburg?
Gaithersburg is 6 hours behind Skelleftea.
What is the cheapest way to fly from SFT to GAI?
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