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SOJ to XIJ: distance & flight time
Sorkjosen (Sørkjosen Airport) → Ahmed Al Jaber AB (Ahmed Al Jaber Air Base)
3,014 mi
4,851 km · 2,619 nm
6h 23m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
3,014 miles nonstop takes roughly 6h 23m gate to gate, flying southeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- SOJ — Sørkjosen Airport · Sorkjosen, Norway
- XIJ — Ahmed Al Jaber Air Base · Ahmed Al Jaber AB, Kuwait
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near SOJ
- TOS · Tromsø Airport,49 mi away
- HAA · Hasvik Airport56 mi away
- ALF · Alta Airport59 mi away
- QKX · Kautokeino Air Base72 mi away
Near XIJ
- KWI · Kuwait International Airport23 mi away
- ABD · Abadan Airport103 mi away
- AQI · Al Qaisumah/Hafr Al Batin Airport109 mi away
- BSR · Basrah International Airport112 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SOJ from XIJ?
The flight distance from Sorkjosen (SOJ) to Ahmed Al Jaber AB (XIJ) is 3,014 miles (4,851 km, 2,619 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SOJ to XIJ?
A nonstop flight takes about 6h 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 cheapest way to fly from SOJ to XIJ?
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