# Distance from Helsinki (HEL) to Yengema (WYE)

> 6,478 km · estimated flight time 9h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 6,478 km / 4,025 mi / 3,498 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 9h
- **Heading**: 223° (southwest)
- **Return heading**: 20° (north northeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Finland) → Sierra Leone
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → Africa
- **Time difference**: -3h (When it's 08:20 in Helsinki, it's 05:20 in Yengema)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,121 ft (WYE is higher 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

### [Yengema Airport (WYE)](https://flightduration.online/airport/wye-yengema-yengema-airport/1ef266de-e7fe-6e82-81b0-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Yengema, Sierra Leone
- ICAO: GFYE
- Timezone: Africa/Freetown
- Coordinates: 8.610000, -11.050000
- Elevation: 1,300 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 08:20 in Helsinki, it's 05:20 in Yengema.
The 3-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Helsinki Vantaa Airport (HEL)](https://flightduration.online/airport/hel-helsinki-helsinki-vantaa-airport/1ef266de-c121-6940-a083-06bb2780ed98)
- [Yengema Airport (WYE)](https://flightduration.online/airport/wye-yengema-yengema-airport/1ef266de-e7fe-6e82-81b0-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)