# Distance from Debre Tabor (DBT) to Sydney (SYD)

> 12,876 km · estimated flight time 16h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,876 km / 8,001 mi / 6,953 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 16h
- **Heading**: 122° (east southeast)
- **Return heading**: 267° (west)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Ethiopia) → Australia
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Oceania
- **Time difference**: +7h (When it's 11:30 in Debre Tabor, it's 18:30 in Sydney)
- **Elevation difference**: 8,469 ft (SYD is lower than DBT)

## Airports

### [Debre Tabor Airport (DBT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/dbt-debre-tabor-debre-tabor-airport/1ef266de-ea01-6856-ac27-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Debre Tabor, Ethiopia
- ICAO: HADT
- Timezone: Africa/Addis_Ababa
- Coordinates: 11.970000, 38.000000
- Elevation: 8,490 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 11:30 in Debre Tabor, it's 18:30 in Sydney.
With a 7-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Debre Tabor Airport (DBT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/dbt-debre-tabor-debre-tabor-airport/1ef266de-ea01-6856-ac27-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)