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SFT to NEL: distance & flight time
Skelleftea (Skellefteå Airport) → Lakehurst (Lakehurst Maxfield Field Airport)
3,912 mi
6,296 km · 3,400 nm
8h 8m
estimated nonstop flight time
-6h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
3,912 miles nonstop takes roughly 8h 8m 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
- NEL — Lakehurst Maxfield Field Airport · Lakehurst, 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 NEL
- EWR · Newark Liberty International Airport47 mi away
- PHL · Philadelphia International Airport48 mi away
- JFK · John F Kennedy International Airport52 mi away
- WRI · Mc Guire Air Force Base13 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SFT from NEL?
The flight distance from Skelleftea (SFT) to Lakehurst (NEL) is 3,912 miles (6,296 km, 3,400 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SFT to NEL?
A nonstop flight takes about 8h 8m 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 Lakehurst?
Lakehurst is 6 hours behind Skelleftea.
What is the cheapest way to fly from SFT to NEL?
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