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SFT to UKB: distance & flight time
Skelleftea (Skellefteå Airport) → Kobe (Kobe Airport)
4,721 mi
7,598 km · 4,103 nm
9h 43m
estimated nonstop flight time
+7h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
4,721 miles nonstop takes roughly 9h 43m 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
- UKB — Kobe Airport · Kobe, 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 UKB
- KIX · Kansai International Airport14 mi away
- ITM · Osaka International Airport16 mi away
- TKS · Tokushima Airport/JMSDF Air Base49 mi away
- TJH · Tajima Airport66 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SFT from UKB?
The flight distance from Skelleftea (SFT) to Kobe (UKB) is 4,721 miles (7,598 km, 4,103 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SFT to UKB?
A nonstop flight takes about 9h 43m 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 Kobe?
Kobe is 7 hours ahead of Skelleftea.
What is the cheapest way to fly from SFT to UKB?
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