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SOT to PLV: distance & flight time
Sodankyla (Sodankyla Airport) → Poltava (Suprunovka Airport)
1,261 mi
2,029 km · 1,096 nm
3h 12m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
1,261 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 12m gate to gate, flying south. 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
- SOT — Sodankyla Airport · Sodankyla, Finland
- PLV — Suprunovka Airport · Poltava, Ukraine
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near SOT
- KTT · Kittilä Airport51 mi away
- RVN · Rovaniemi Airport61 mi away
- IVL · Ivalo Airport86 mi away
- PJA · Pajala Airport95 mi away
Near PLV
- HRK · Kharkiv International Airport88 mi away
- DNK · Dnipropetrovsk International Airport90 mi away
- CKC · Cherkasy International Airport108 mi away
- KWG · Kryvyi Rih International Airport118 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SOT from PLV?
The flight distance from Sodankyla (SOT) to Poltava (PLV) is 1,261 miles (2,029 km, 1,096 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SOT to PLV?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 12m 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 SOT to PLV?
Nonstop service on SOT–PLV 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 3h 12m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from SOT to PLV?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on SOT–PLV that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some SOT to PLV fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain SOT–PLV 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.