# Distance from Kitee Airport (KTQ) to Sydney (SYD)

> 14,894 km · estimated flight time 19h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 14,894 km / 9,255 mi / 8,042 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 19h
- **Heading**: 81° (east)
- **Return heading**: 326° (north northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Finland) → Australia
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → Oceania
- **Time difference**: +7h (When it's 13:15 in Kitee Airport, it's 20:15 in Sydney)
- **Elevation difference**: 343 ft (SYD is lower than KTQ)

## Airports

### [Kitee Airport (KTQ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ktq-kitee-airport/1ef266de-c148-65d6-a638-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Kitee Airport, Finland
- ICAO: EFIT
- Timezone: Europe/Helsinki
- Coordinates: 62.170000, 30.070000
- Elevation: 364 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 13:15 in Kitee Airport, it's 20:15 in Sydney.
With a 7-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Kitee Airport (KTQ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ktq-kitee-airport/1ef266de-c148-65d6-a638-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)