# Distance from Ipiau (IPU) to Sydney (SYD)

> 14,545 km · estimated flight time 18h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 14,545 km / 9,038 mi / 7,854 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 18h
- **Heading**: 192° (south southwest)
- **Return heading**: 166° (south southeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Brazil) → Australia
- **Intercontinental**: South America → Oceania
- **Time difference**: +13h (When it's 16:18 in Ipiau, it's 05:18 in Sydney)
- **Elevation difference**: 471 ft (SYD is lower than IPU)

## Airports

### [Ipiau Airport (IPU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ipu-ipiau-ipiau-airport/1ef266df-bd4a-6f3c-8f06-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Ipiau, Brazil
- ICAO: SNIU
- Timezone: America/Bahia
- Coordinates: -14.130000, -39.730000
- Elevation: 492 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 16:18 in Ipiau, it's 05:18 in Sydney.
With a 13-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Ipiau Airport (IPU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ipu-ipiau-ipiau-airport/1ef266df-bd4a-6f3c-8f06-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)