# Distance from Mount Clemens (MTC) to Sydney (SYD)

> 15,284 km · estimated flight time 19h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 15,284 km / 9,497 mi / 8,253 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 19h
- **Heading**: 263° (west)
- **Return heading**: 62° (east northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (United States) → Australia
- **Intercontinental**: North America → Oceania
- **Time difference**: +14h (When it's 06:27 in Mount Clemens, it's 20:27 in Sydney)
- **Elevation difference**: 559 ft (SYD is lower than MTC)

## Airports

### [Selfridge Angb Airport (MTC)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mtc-mount-clemens-selfridge-angb-airport/1ef266df-2c66-64f8-89b4-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Mount Clemens, United States
- ICAO: KMTC
- Timezone: America/Detroit
- Coordinates: 42.610000, -82.840000
- Elevation: 580 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 06:27 in Mount Clemens, it's 20:27 in Sydney.
With a 14-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Selfridge Angb Airport (MTC)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mtc-mount-clemens-selfridge-angb-airport/1ef266df-2c66-64f8-89b4-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)