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SFT to SYO: distance & flight time
Skelleftea (Skellefteå Airport) → Shonai (Shonai Airport)
4,564 mi
7,345 km · 3,966 nm
9h 25m
estimated nonstop flight time
+7h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
4,564 miles nonstop takes roughly 9h 25m 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
- SYO — Shonai Airport · Shonai, 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 SYO
- GAJ · Yamagata Airport42 mi away
- AXT · Akita Airport60 mi away
- KIJ · Niigata Airport69 mi away
- SDJ · Sendai Airport77 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SFT from SYO?
The flight distance from Skelleftea (SFT) to Shonai (SYO) is 4,564 miles (7,345 km, 3,966 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SFT to SYO?
A nonstop flight takes about 9h 25m 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 Shonai?
Shonai is 7 hours ahead of Skelleftea.
What is the cheapest way to fly from SFT to SYO?
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