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SOT to VLU: distance & flight time
Sodankyla (Sodankyla Airport) → Velikiye Luki (Velikiye Luki Airport)
772 mi
1,242 km · 671 nm
2h 9m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
772 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 9m 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
- VLU — Velikiye Luki Airport · Velikiye Luki, Russia
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 VLU
- VTB · Vitebsk Vostochny Airport87 mi away
- LNX · Smolensk North Airport121 mi away
- PKV · Pskov Airport128 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SOT from VLU?
The flight distance from Sodankyla (SOT) to Velikiye Luki (VLU) is 772 miles (1,242 km, 671 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SOT to VLU?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 9m 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 VLU?
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