# Distance from Mweka (MEW) to Sydney (SYD)

> 13,197 km · estimated flight time 17h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 13,197 km / 8,200 mi / 7,126 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 17h
- **Heading**: 133° (southeast)
- **Return heading**: 241° (west southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (DR Congo) → Australia
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Oceania
- **Time difference**: +8h (When it's 12:33 in Mweka, it's 20:33 in Sydney)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,947 ft (SYD is lower than MEW)

## Airports

### [Mweka Airport (MEW)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mew-mweka-mweka-airport/1ef266de-e5ce-63ba-a75d-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Mweka, DR Congo
- ICAO: FZVM
- Timezone: Africa/Lubumbashi
- Coordinates: -4.850000, 21.550000
- Elevation: 1,968 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 12:33 in Mweka, it's 20:33 in Sydney.
With a 8-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Mweka Airport (MEW)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mew-mweka-mweka-airport/1ef266de-e5ce-63ba-a75d-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)