# Distance from Gallup (GUP) to Sydney (SYD)

> 12,924 km · estimated flight time 16h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,924 km / 8,031 mi / 6,979 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 16h
- **Heading**: 246° (west southwest)
- **Return heading**: 63° (east northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (United States) → Australia
- **Intercontinental**: North America → Oceania
- **Time difference**: +16h (When it's 07:25 in Gallup, it's 23:25 in Sydney)
- **Elevation difference**: 6,451 ft (SYD is lower than GUP)

## Airports

### [Gallup Municipal Airport (GUP)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/gup-gallup-gallup-municipal-airport/1ef266df-1f2a-6942-90b1-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Gallup, United States
- ICAO: KGUP
- Timezone: America/Denver
- Coordinates: 35.510000, -108.790000
- Elevation: 6,472 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 07:25 in Gallup, it's 23:25 in Sydney.
With a 16-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Gallup Municipal Airport (GUP)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/gup-gallup-gallup-municipal-airport/1ef266df-1f2a-6942-90b1-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)