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SFT to SDJ: distance & flight time
Skelleftea (Skellefteå Airport) → Sendai (Sendai Airport)
4,631 mi
7,453 km · 4,024 nm
9h 33m
estimated nonstop flight time
+7h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
4,631 miles nonstop takes roughly 9h 33m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 7-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- SFT — Skellefteå Airport · Skelleftea, Sweden
- SDJ — Sendai Airport · Sendai, Japan
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 SDJ
- GAJ · Yamagata Airport35 mi away
- FKS · Fukushima Airport68 mi away
- SYO · Shonai Airport77 mi away
- HNA · Hanamaki Airport90 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SFT from SDJ?
The flight distance from Skelleftea (SFT) to Sendai (SDJ) is 4,631 miles (7,453 km, 4,024 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SFT to SDJ?
A nonstop flight takes about 9h 33m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from SFT to SDJ?
Nonstop service on SFT–SDJ depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 9h 33m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Skelleftea and Sendai?
Sendai is 7 hours ahead of Skelleftea.
What is the cheapest way to fly from SFT to SDJ?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on SFT–SDJ that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some SFT to SDJ fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain SFT–SDJ tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.