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SFT to PEN: distance & flight time
Skelleftea (Skellefteå Airport) → Penang (Penang International Airport)
5,569 mi
8,962 km · 4,839 nm
11h 23m
estimated nonstop flight time
+6h
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
5,569 miles nonstop takes roughly 11h 23m gate to gate, flying east. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 6-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- SFT — Skellefteå Airport · Skelleftea, Sweden
- PEN — Penang International Airport · Penang, Malaysia
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 PEN
- BWH · Butterworth Airport14 mi away
- AOR · Sultan Abdul Halim Airport62 mi away
- IPH · Sultan Azlan Shah Airport75 mi away
- PKG · Pulau Pangkor Airport75 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SFT from PEN?
The flight distance from Skelleftea (SFT) to Penang (PEN) is 5,569 miles (8,962 km, 4,839 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SFT to PEN?
A nonstop flight takes about 11h 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 Penang?
Penang is 6 hours ahead of Skelleftea.
What is the cheapest way to fly from SFT to PEN?
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