# Distance from Sibolga-Sumatra Island (FLZ) to Helsinki (HEL)

> 8,979 km · estimated flight time 12h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,979 km / 5,580 mi / 4,849 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 331° (north northwest)
- **Return heading**: 103° (east southeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Indonesia) → Finland
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → Europe
- **Time difference**: -4h (When it's 00:27 in Sibolga-Sumatra Island, it's 20:27 in Helsinki)
- **Elevation difference**: 136 ft (HEL is higher than FLZ)

## Airports

### [Dr Ferdinand Lumban Tobing Airport (FLZ)](https://flightduration.online/airport/flz-sibolga-sumatra-island-dr-ferdinand-lumban-tobing-airport/1ef266df-fd7a-69b8-bc4a-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Sibolga-Sumatra Island, Indonesia
- ICAO: WIMS
- Timezone: Asia/Jakarta
- Coordinates: 1.560000, 98.890000
- Elevation: 43 ft

### [Helsinki Vantaa Airport (HEL)](https://flightduration.online/airport/hel-helsinki-helsinki-vantaa-airport/1ef266de-c121-6940-a083-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Helsinki, Finland
- ICAO: EFHK
- Timezone: Europe/Helsinki
- Coordinates: 60.320000, 24.960000
- Elevation: 179 ft

## Route notes

This is a long-haul route typically operated by wide-body aircraft such as the Boeing 777 or Airbus A350. Full meal service, in-flight entertainment, and comfort amenities are standard.

Time-zone information: When it's 00:27 in Sibolga-Sumatra Island, it's 20:27 in Helsinki.
The 4-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Dr Ferdinand Lumban Tobing Airport (FLZ)](https://flightduration.online/airport/flz-sibolga-sumatra-island-dr-ferdinand-lumban-tobing-airport/1ef266df-fd7a-69b8-bc4a-06bb2780ed98)
- [Helsinki Vantaa Airport (HEL)](https://flightduration.online/airport/hel-helsinki-helsinki-vantaa-airport/1ef266de-c121-6940-a083-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)