# Distance from Freetown (HGS) to Istanbul (IST)

> 5,500 km · estimated flight time 7h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 5,500 km / 3,418 mi / 2,970 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 7h
- **Heading**: 41° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 240° (west southwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Sierra Leone) → Turkey
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Asia
- **Time difference**: +3h (When it's 14:22 in Freetown, it's 17:22 in Istanbul)
- **Elevation difference**: 265 ft (IST is higher than HGS)

## Airports

### [Hastings Airport (HGS)](https://flightduration.online/airport/hgs-freetown-hastings-airport/1ef266de-e7e8-68da-bb59-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Freetown, Sierra Leone
- ICAO: GFHA
- Timezone: Africa/Freetown
- Coordinates: 8.400000, -13.130000
- Elevation: 60 ft

### [Istanbul Airport (IST)](https://flightduration.online/airport/ist-istanbul-istanbul-airport/1ef266df-5964-637e-b8a8-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Istanbul, Turkey
- ICAO: LTFM
- Timezone: Europe/Istanbul
- Coordinates: 41.280000, 28.750000
- Elevation: 325 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 14:22 in Freetown, it's 17:22 in Istanbul.
The 3-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Hastings Airport (HGS)](https://flightduration.online/airport/hgs-freetown-hastings-airport/1ef266de-e7e8-68da-bb59-06bb2780ed98)
- [Istanbul Airport (IST)](https://flightduration.online/airport/ist-istanbul-istanbul-airport/1ef266df-5964-637e-b8a8-06bb2780ed98)
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