# Distance from Girardot (GIR) to Sydney (SYD)

> 14,240 km · estimated flight time 18h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 14,240 km / 8,848 mi / 7,689 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 18h
- **Heading**: 229° (southwest)
- **Return heading**: 114° (east southeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Colombia) → Australia
- **Intercontinental**: South America → Oceania
- **Time difference**: +15h (When it's 20:02 in Girardot, it's 11:02 in Sydney)
- **Elevation difference**: 879 ft (SYD is lower than GIR)

## Airports

### [Santiago Vila Airport (GIR)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/gir-girardot-santiago-vila-airport/1ef266df-b4e1-65e4-8e72-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Girardot, Colombia
- ICAO: SKGI
- Timezone: America/Bogota
- Coordinates: 4.280000, -74.800000
- Elevation: 900 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 20:02 in Girardot, it's 11:02 in Sydney.
With a 15-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Santiago Vila Airport (GIR)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/gir-girardot-santiago-vila-airport/1ef266df-b4e1-65e4-8e72-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)