# Distance from Kokshetau (KOV) to Sydney (SYD)

> 12,460 km · estimated flight time 16h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,460 km / 7,742 mi / 6,728 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 16h
- **Heading**: 118° (east southeast)
- **Return heading**: 320° (northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Kazakhstan) → Australia
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → Oceania
- **Time difference**: +5h (When it's 00:31 in Kokshetau, it's 05:31 in Sydney)
- **Elevation difference**: 867 ft (SYD is lower than KOV)

## Airports

### [Kokshetau Airport (KOV)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kov-kokshetau-kokshetau-airport/1ef266df-e3b8-6002-95af-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Kokshetau, Kazakhstan
- ICAO: UACK
- Timezone: Asia/Almaty
- Coordinates: 53.330000, 69.590000
- Elevation: 888 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 00:31 in Kokshetau, it's 05:31 in Sydney.
The 5-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Kokshetau Airport (KOV)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kov-kokshetau-kokshetau-airport/1ef266df-e3b8-6002-95af-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)