# Distance from Monrovia (MLW) to Sydney (SYD)

> 16,422 km · estimated flight time 20h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 16,422 km / 10,204 mi / 8,867 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 20h
- **Heading**: 151° (south southeast)
- **Return heading**: 215° (southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Liberia) → Australia
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Oceania
- **Time difference**: +10h (When it's 10:55 in Monrovia, it's 20:55 in Sydney)
- **Elevation difference**: 4 ft (SYD is lower than MLW)

## Airports

### [Spriggs Payne Airport (MLW)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mlw-monrovia-spriggs-payne-airport/1ef266de-e830-6234-95c1-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Monrovia, Liberia
- ICAO: GLMR
- Timezone: Africa/Monrovia
- Coordinates: 6.290000, -10.760000
- Elevation: 25 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 10:55 in Monrovia, it's 20:55 in Sydney.
With a 10-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Spriggs Payne Airport (MLW)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mlw-monrovia-spriggs-payne-airport/1ef266de-e830-6234-95c1-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)