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VAW to SOT: distance & flight time
Vardø (Vardø Airport, Svartnes) → Sodankyla (Sodankyla Airport)
232 mi
374 km · 202 nm
1h 5m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
232 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 5m gate to gate, flying southwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- VAW — Vardø Airport, Svartnes · Vardø, Norway
- SOT — Sodankyla Airport · Sodankyla, Finland
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near VAW
- VDS · Vadsø Airport34 mi away
- BJF · Båtsfjord Airport36 mi away
- KKN · Kirkenes Airport (Høybuktmoen)51 mi away
- BVG · Berlevåg Airport58 mi away
Near SOT
- KTT · Kittilä Airport51 mi away
- RVN · Rovaniemi Airport61 mi away
- IVL · Ivalo Airport86 mi away
- PJA · Pajala Airport95 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is VAW from SOT?
The flight distance from Vardø (VAW) to Sodankyla (SOT) is 232 miles (374 km, 202 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from VAW to SOT?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 5m 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 VAW to SOT?
Nonstop service on VAW–SOT 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 1h 5m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Vardø and Sodankyla?
Sodankyla is 1 hour ahead of Vardø.
What is the cheapest way to fly from VAW to SOT?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on VAW–SOT that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some VAW to SOT fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain VAW–SOT 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.