# Distance from Carriacou Island (CRU) to Sydney (SYD)

> 15,943 km · estimated flight time 20h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 15,943 km / 9,907 mi / 8,609 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 20h
- **Heading**: 229° (southwest)
- **Return heading**: 118° (east southeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Grenada) → Australia
- **Intercontinental**: North America → Oceania
- **Time difference**: +14h (When it's 22:17 in Carriacou Island, it's 12:17 in Sydney)
- **Elevation difference**: 16 ft (SYD is higher than CRU)

## Airports

### [Lauriston Airport (CRU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cru-carriacou-island-lauriston-airport/1ef266df-e010-677e-b23e-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Carriacou Island, Grenada
- ICAO: TGPZ
- Timezone: America/Grenada
- Coordinates: 12.480000, -61.470000
- Elevation: 5 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 22:17 in Carriacou Island, it's 12:17 in Sydney.
With a 14-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Lauriston Airport (CRU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cru-carriacou-island-lauriston-airport/1ef266df-e010-677e-b23e-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)