# Distance from Freetown (FNA) to Fukuoka (FUK)

> 13,953 km · estimated flight time 17h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 13,953 km / 8,670 mi / 7,534 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 17h
- **Heading**: 37° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 314° (northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Sierra Leone) → Japan
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Asia
- **Time difference**: +9h (When it's 13:37 in Freetown, it's 22:37 in Fukuoka)
- **Elevation difference**: 52 ft (FUK is lower than FNA)

## Airports

### [Lungi International Airport (FNA)](https://flightduration.online/airport/fna-freetown-lungi-international-airport/1ef266de-e7f5-6f76-ab93-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Freetown, Sierra Leone
- ICAO: GFLL
- Timezone: Africa/Freetown
- Coordinates: 8.620000, -13.200000
- Elevation: 84 ft

### [Fukuoka Airport (FUK)](https://flightduration.online/airport/fuk-fukuoka-fukuoka-airport/1ef266df-8bc6-6768-a464-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Fukuoka, Japan
- ICAO: RJFF
- Timezone: Asia/Tokyo
- Coordinates: 33.590000, 130.450000
- Elevation: 32 ft

## Route notes

This is an ultra-long-haul route, one of the longest in aviation. It requires wide-body aircraft with extended range capability such as the Airbus A350-900ULR or Boeing 777-200LR. Passengers should prepare for an extended flight with multiple meal services.

Time-zone information: When it's 13:37 in Freetown, it's 22:37 in Fukuoka.
With a 9-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Lungi International Airport (FNA)](https://flightduration.online/airport/fna-freetown-lungi-international-airport/1ef266de-e7f5-6f76-ab93-06bb2780ed98)
- [Fukuoka Airport (FUK)](https://flightduration.online/airport/fuk-fukuoka-fukuoka-airport/1ef266df-8bc6-6768-a464-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)