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SOT to TLV: distance & flight time
Sodankyla (Sodankyla Airport) → Tel-aviv (Ben Gurion International Airport)
2,468 mi
3,972 km · 2,144 nm
5h 18m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
2,468 miles nonstop takes roughly 5h 18m 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
- TLV — Ben Gurion International Airport · Tel-aviv, Israel
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 TLV
- SDV · Sde Dov Airport9 mi away
- BEV · Beersheba (Teyman) Airport51 mi away
- HFA · Haifa International Airport56 mi away
- MTZ · Bar Yehuda Airfield56 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SOT from TLV?
The flight distance from Sodankyla (SOT) to Tel-aviv (TLV) is 2,468 miles (3,972 km, 2,144 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SOT to TLV?
A nonstop flight takes about 5h 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 cheapest way to fly from SOT to TLV?
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