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SVO Moscow ⇄ AER Sochi

Sheremetyevo International Airport (Russia) and Sochi International Airport (Russia): great-circle distance, estimated scheduled flight time each way, time difference and jet lag.

Distance1,405 km873 mi759 nautical miles
SVO → AER2 h 40 minestimated block time
AER → SVO2 h 40 minestimated block time
Clock change±0 hSochi vs Moscow, today
Great-circle route from Moscow (SVO) to Sochi (AER)SVOMoscowAERSochi
The shortest path over the Earth’s surface (great circle), drawn on a Natural Earth projection. Real flight paths bend around weather, winds and closed airspace.

Flight time each way

SVO → AER

2 h 40 min

Estimated gate-to-gate scheduled time. Initial heading 171° (S).

Leave Moscow Sat 7 Nov, 10:00 local → arrive Sochi Sat 7 Nov, 12:40 local.

AER → SVO

2 h 40 min

Estimated gate-to-gate scheduled time. Initial heading 353° (N).

Leave Sochi Sat 7 Nov, 10:00 local → arrive Moscow Sat 7 Nov, 12:40 local.

The two directions differ by 2 minutes in our estimate: this route runs mostly north–south, so the prevailing westerly winds make little difference. How we estimate it.

Distance

Great-circle distance1,405 km · 873 mi · 759 nmi
Initial heading171° (S) from SVO; 353° (N) from AER
Farthest from the equator56.0°N
Crossesneither the equator nor the 180th meridian
Share of the longest possible trip7% of the 20,015 km to the far side of the Earth

Time zones and jet lag

SVOEurope/Moscow — UTC+3 now; UTC+3 all year (no daylight saving time)
AEREurope/Moscow — UTC+3 now; UTC+3 all year (no daylight saving time)
DifferenceSochi is on the same clock as Moscow today.

Jet lag, flying SVO → AER. No time-zone change, so no jet lag from the clock — only the usual tiredness of travel.

General information, not medical advice.

The two airports

SVO Sheremetyevo International AirportMoscow, Russia · longest runway 12,139 ft3,700 m AER Sochi International AirportSochi, Russia · longest runway 9,498 ft2,895 m

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Need a different pair? The flight-time calculator works for any two of 3,245 airports. Not covered: which airlines fly this route, schedules, fares and live status — that data is proprietary and we don’t guess it.

Photos on airport pages are credited there. Estimates are rounded to 5 minutes; typical error about 13 minutes (validation).