# Distance from Mount Swan Airport (MSF) to San Francisco (SFO)

> 12,588 km · estimated flight time 16h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,588 km / 7,822 mi / 6,797 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 16h
- **Heading**: 57° (east northeast)
- **Return heading**: 259° (west southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Australia) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → North America
- **Time difference**: -16.5h (When it's 11:56 in Mount Swan Airport, it's 19:26 in San Francisco)
- **Elevation difference**: 13 ft (SFO is higher than MSF)

## Airports

### [Mount Swan Airport (MSF)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/msf-mount-swan-airport/1ef266e0-13ae-69d2-8736-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Mount Swan Airport, Australia
- ICAO: YMNS
- Timezone: Australia/Darwin
- Coordinates: -22.600000, 135.020000
- Elevation: 0 ft

### [San Francisco International Airport (SFO)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/sfo-san-francisco-san-francisco-international-airport/1ef266df-382a-66ea-a1cc-06bb2780ed98)

- City: San Francisco, United States
- ICAO: KSFO
- Timezone: America/Los_Angeles
- Coordinates: 37.620000, -122.380000
- Elevation: 13 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 11:56 in Mount Swan Airport, it's 19:26 in San Francisco.
With a 16.5-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Mount Swan Airport (MSF)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/msf-mount-swan-airport/1ef266e0-13ae-69d2-8736-06bb2780ed98)
- [San Francisco International Airport (SFO)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/sfo-san-francisco-san-francisco-international-airport/1ef266df-382a-66ea-a1cc-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)