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SFT to MCH: distance & flight time
Skelleftea (Skellefteå Airport) → Machala (General Manuel Serrano Airport)
6,748 mi
10,860 km · 5,864 nm
13h 42m
estimated nonstop flight time
-7h
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
6,748 miles nonstop takes roughly 13h 42m gate to gate, flying west. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 7-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- SFT — Skellefteå Airport · Skelleftea, Sweden
- MCH — General Manuel Serrano Airport · Machala, Ecuador
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 MCH
- ETR · Santa Rosa International Airport12 mi away
- TBP · Capitan FAP Pedro Canga Rodriguez Airport35 mi away
- LOH · Camilo Ponce Enriquez Airport65 mi away
- CUE · Mariscal Lamar Airport72 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SFT from MCH?
The flight distance from Skelleftea (SFT) to Machala (MCH) is 6,748 miles (10,860 km, 5,864 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SFT to MCH?
A nonstop flight takes about 13h 42m 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 Machala?
Machala is 7 hours behind Skelleftea.
What is the cheapest way to fly from SFT to MCH?
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