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SFT to YHY: distance & flight time
Skelleftea (Skellefteå Airport) → Hay River (Hay River / Merlyn Carter Airport)
3,486 mi
5,611 km · 3,030 nm
7h 18m
estimated nonstop flight time
-8h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
3,486 miles nonstop takes roughly 7h 18m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 8-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- SFT — Skellefteå Airport · Skelleftea, Sweden
- YHY — Hay River / Merlyn Carter Airport · Hay River, Canada
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 YHY
- YFR · Fort Resolution Airport74 mi away
- YZF · Yellowknife Airport120 mi away
- YSM · Fort Smith Airport142 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SFT from YHY?
The flight distance from Skelleftea (SFT) to Hay River (YHY) is 3,486 miles (5,611 km, 3,030 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SFT to YHY?
A nonstop flight takes about 7h 18m 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 Hay River?
Hay River is 8 hours behind Skelleftea.
What is the cheapest way to fly from SFT to YHY?
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