# Distance from Gode (GDE) to Sydney (SYD)

> 11,997 km · estimated flight time 15h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 11,997 km / 7,455 mi / 6,478 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 15h
- **Heading**: 124° (southeast)
- **Return heading**: 265° (west)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Ethiopia) → Australia
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Oceania
- **Time difference**: +7h (When it's 11:41 in Gode, it's 18:41 in Sydney)
- **Elevation difference**: 813 ft (SYD is lower than GDE)

## Airports

### [Gode Airport (GDE)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/gde-gode-gode-airport/1ef266de-ea19-6f3c-a914-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Gode, Ethiopia
- ICAO: HAGO
- Timezone: Africa/Addis_Ababa
- Coordinates: 5.940000, 43.580000
- Elevation: 834 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 11:41 in Gode, it's 18:41 in Sydney.
With a 7-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Gode Airport (GDE)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/gde-gode-gode-airport/1ef266de-ea19-6f3c-a914-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)