# Distance from Fada N'gourma (FNG) to Sydney (SYD)

> 16,187 km · estimated flight time 20h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 16,187 km / 10,058 mi / 8,740 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 20h
- **Heading**: 134° (southeast)
- **Return heading**: 237° (west southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Burkina Faso) → Australia
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Oceania
- **Time difference**: +10h (When it's 21:38 in Fada N'gourma, it's 07:38 in Sydney)
- **Elevation difference**: 990 ft (SYD is lower than FNG)

## Airports

### [Fada N'gourma Airport (FNG)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/fng-fada-ngourma-fada-ngourma-airport/1ef266de-b69e-6a18-b206-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Fada N'gourma, Burkina Faso
- ICAO: DFEF
- Timezone: Africa/Ouagadougou
- Coordinates: 12.030000, 0.350000
- Elevation: 1,011 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 21:38 in Fada N'gourma, it's 07:38 in Sydney.
With a 10-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Fada N'gourma Airport (FNG)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/fng-fada-ngourma-fada-ngourma-airport/1ef266de-b69e-6a18-b206-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)