# Distance from Helsinki (HEL) to Ketchikan (KTN)

> 6,989 km · estimated flight time 9h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 6,989 km / 4,343 mi / 3,774 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 9h
- **Heading**: 345° (north northwest)
- **Return heading**: 13° (north northeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Finland) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → North America
- **Time difference**: -11h (When it's 02:19 in Helsinki, it's 15:19 in Ketchikan)
- **Elevation difference**: 87 ft (KTN is lower than HEL)

## Airports

### [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

### [Ketchikan International Airport (KTN)](https://flightduration.online/airport/ktn-ketchikan-ketchikan-international-airport/1ef266df-871d-6860-8cd1-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Ketchikan, United States
- ICAO: PAKT
- Timezone: America/Anchorage
- Coordinates: 55.350000, -131.710000
- Elevation: 92 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 02:19 in Helsinki, it's 15:19 in Ketchikan.
With a 11-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Helsinki Vantaa Airport (HEL)](https://flightduration.online/airport/hel-helsinki-helsinki-vantaa-airport/1ef266de-c121-6940-a083-06bb2780ed98)
- [Ketchikan International Airport (KTN)](https://flightduration.online/airport/ktn-ketchikan-ketchikan-international-airport/1ef266df-871d-6860-8cd1-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)