# Distance from Chattanooga (CHA) to Sydney (SYD)

> 14,918 km · estimated flight time 19h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 14,918 km / 9,270 mi / 8,055 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 19h
- **Heading**: 254° (west southwest)
- **Return heading**: 72° (east northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (United States) → Australia
- **Intercontinental**: North America → Oceania
- **Time difference**: +14h (When it's 04:55 in Chattanooga, it's 18:55 in Sydney)
- **Elevation difference**: 662 ft (SYD is lower than CHA)

## Airports

### [Lovell Field (CHA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cha-chattanooga-lovell-field/1ef266df-13b4-6db0-8090-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Chattanooga, United States
- ICAO: KCHA
- Timezone: America/New_York
- Coordinates: 35.040000, -85.200000
- Elevation: 683 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 04:55 in Chattanooga, it's 18:55 in Sydney.
With a 14-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Lovell Field (CHA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cha-chattanooga-lovell-field/1ef266df-13b4-6db0-8090-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)