# Distance from Mount Pleasant (MOP) to Sydney (SYD)

> 15,145 km · estimated flight time 19h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 15,145 km / 9,411 mi / 8,178 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 19h
- **Heading**: 263° (west)
- **Return heading**: 60° (east northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (United States) → Australia
- **Intercontinental**: North America → Oceania
- **Time difference**: +14h (When it's 23:16 in Mount Pleasant, it's 13:16 in Sydney)
- **Elevation difference**: 734 ft (SYD is lower than MOP)

## Airports

### [Mount Pleasant Municipal Airport (MOP)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mop-mount-pleasant-mount-pleasant-municipal-airport/1ef266df-2bdd-6f2c-a3dd-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Mount Pleasant, United States
- ICAO: KMOP
- Timezone: America/Detroit
- Coordinates: 43.620000, -84.740000
- Elevation: 755 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 23:16 in Mount Pleasant, it's 13:16 in Sydney.
With a 14-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Mount Pleasant Municipal Airport (MOP)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mop-mount-pleasant-mount-pleasant-municipal-airport/1ef266df-2bdd-6f2c-a3dd-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)