# Distance from Aktyubinsk (AKX) to Sydney (SYD)

> 13,097 km · estimated flight time 16h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 13,097 km / 8,138 mi / 7,072 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 16h
- **Heading**: 111° (east southeast)
- **Return heading**: 314° (northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Kazakhstan) → Australia
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → Oceania
- **Time difference**: +5h (When it's 06:15 in Aktyubinsk, it's 11:15 in Sydney)
- **Elevation difference**: 720 ft (SYD is lower than AKX)

## Airports

### [Aktobe Aliya Moldagulova International Airport (AKX)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/akx-aktyubinsk-aktobe-aliya-moldagulova-international-airport/1ef266df-e452-60bc-ae87-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Aktyubinsk, Kazakhstan
- ICAO: UATT
- Timezone: Asia/Aqtobe
- Coordinates: 50.250000, 57.210000
- Elevation: 741 ft

### [Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport (SYD)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/syd-sydney-sydney-kingsford-smith-international-airport/1ef266e0-1982-6f84-a5a1-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Sydney, Australia
- ICAO: YSSY
- Timezone: Australia/Sydney
- Coordinates: -33.950000, 151.180000
- Elevation: 21 ft

## Route notes

This is an ultra-long-haul route, one of the longest in aviation. It requires wide-body aircraft with extended range capability such as the Airbus A350-900ULR or Boeing 777-200LR. Passengers should prepare for an extended flight with multiple meal services.

Time-zone information: When it's 06:15 in Aktyubinsk, it's 11:15 in Sydney.
The 5-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Aktobe Aliya Moldagulova International Airport (AKX)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/akx-aktyubinsk-aktobe-aliya-moldagulova-international-airport/1ef266df-e452-60bc-ae87-06bb2780ed98)
- [Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport (SYD)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/syd-sydney-sydney-kingsford-smith-international-airport/1ef266e0-1982-6f84-a5a1-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)