Distance from HEL to SFO
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The flight distance between airports Helsinki Vantaa Airport (HEL) and San Francisco International Airport (SFO) is 8,747.24 km. This corresponds to an approximate flight time of 10h 47min. Similar flight routes: HEL → OAK , HEL → SJC , HEL → SMF , HEL → RNO , TLL → SFO
Bearing: 256.48° (WSW)The initial bearing on the course from HEL to SFO is 256.48° and the compass direction is WSW.
Midpoint: 72.70258,-86.91309The geographic midpoint between HEL and SFO is in 4,362.04 km distance between both points in a bearing of 256.48°. It is located in Canada.
Distance: 8,724.09 kmThe shortest distance (air line) between HEL and SFO is 8,724.09 km.
Driving route: -- ( - )The shortest route between HEL and SFO is according to the route planner. The driving time is approx. . Half of the trip is reached in .
Time difference: -10hThe time difference between HEL (Europe/Helsinki) and SFO (America/Los_Angeles) is -10 hours. This means that it is now 06:10 (14.05.2024) in HEL and 20:10 (13.05.2024) in SFO.
How is the distance calculated?
To calculate the distance between HEL and SFO, the place names are converted into coordinates (latitude and longitude). The respective geographic centre is used for cities, regions and countries. To calculate the distance the Haversine formula is applied.
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SFO is just as far away from HEL as HEL from Los Angeles (8,997 km), Ho Chi Minh City (8,505 km), Caracas (9,097 km), Quezon City (8,926 km), Fortaleza (8,957 km), Houston (8,632 km), Santo Domingo (8,493 km), Havana (8,689 km), Maracay (9,160 km), Medan (8,770 km).