# Distance from Hikueru Atoll (HHZ) to Sydney (SYD)

> 6,764 km · estimated flight time 9h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 6,764 km / 4,203 mi / 3,652 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 9h
- **Heading**: 240° (west southwest)
- **Return heading**: 92° (east)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (French Polynesia) → Australia
- **Time difference**: +20h (When it's 11:08 in Hikueru Atoll, it's 07:08 in Sydney)
- **Elevation difference**: 16 ft (SYD is higher than HHZ)

## Airports

### [Hikueru Atoll Airport (HHZ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/hhz-hikueru-atoll-hikueru-atoll-airport/1ef266df-7349-6816-a222-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Hikueru Atoll, French Polynesia
- ICAO: NTGH
- Timezone: Pacific/Tahiti
- Coordinates: -17.540000, -142.610000
- Elevation: 5 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 a long-haul route typically operated by wide-body aircraft such as the Boeing 777 or Airbus A350. Full meal service, in-flight entertainment, and comfort amenities are standard.

Time-zone information: When it's 11:08 in Hikueru Atoll, it's 07:08 in Sydney.
With a 20-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Hikueru Atoll Airport (HHZ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/hhz-hikueru-atoll-hikueru-atoll-airport/1ef266df-7349-6816-a222-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)