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SFT to HEL: distance & flight time
Skelleftea (Skellefteå Airport) → Helsinki (Helsinki Vantaa Airport)
322 mi
519 km · 280 nm
1h 19m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
322 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 19m gate to gate, flying southeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- SFT — Skellefteå Airport · Skelleftea, Sweden
- HEL — Helsinki Vantaa Airport · Helsinki, Finland
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 HEL
- HEM · Helsinki Malmi Airport5 mi away
- HYV · Hyvinkää Airfield23 mi away
- QLF · Lahti Vesivehmaa Airport62 mi away
- TLL · Lennart Meri Tallinn Airport63 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SFT from HEL?
The flight distance from Skelleftea (SFT) to Helsinki (HEL) is 322 miles (519 km, 280 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SFT to HEL?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 19m 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 Helsinki?
Helsinki is 1 hour ahead of Skelleftea.
What is the cheapest way to fly from SFT to HEL?
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