# Distance from Maniitsoq (JSU) to Sydney (SYD)

> 16,165 km · estimated flight time 20h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 16,165 km / 10,044 mi / 8,728 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 20h
- **Heading**: 323° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 17° (north northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Greenland) → Australia
- **Intercontinental**: North America → Oceania
- **Time difference**: +11h (When it's 04:12 in Maniitsoq, it's 15:12 in Sydney)
- **Elevation difference**: 70 ft (SYD is lower than JSU)

## Airports

### [Maniitsoq Airport (JSU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/jsu-maniitsoq-maniitsoq-airport/1ef266de-9d27-603a-85c2-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Maniitsoq, Greenland
- ICAO: BGMQ
- Timezone: America/Nuuk
- Coordinates: 65.410000, -52.940000
- Elevation: 91 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 04:12 in Maniitsoq, it's 15:12 in Sydney.
With a 11-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Maniitsoq Airport (JSU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/jsu-maniitsoq-maniitsoq-airport/1ef266de-9d27-603a-85c2-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)