# Distance from Sumbe (NDD) to Sydney (SYD)

> 13,271 km · estimated flight time 17h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 13,271 km / 8,246 mi / 7,166 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 17h
- **Heading**: 140° (southeast)
- **Return heading**: 230° (southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Angola) → Australia
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Oceania
- **Time difference**: +9h (When it's 03:29 in Sumbe, it's 12:29 in Sydney)
- **Elevation difference**: 15 ft (SYD is lower than NDD)

## Airports

### [Sumbe Airport (NDD)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ndd-sumbe-sumbe-airport/1ef266de-dcf3-65a6-9dfb-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Sumbe, Angola
- ICAO: FNSU
- Timezone: Africa/Luanda
- Coordinates: -11.170000, 13.850000
- Elevation: 36 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 03:29 in Sumbe, it's 12:29 in Sydney.
With a 9-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Sumbe Airport (NDD)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ndd-sumbe-sumbe-airport/1ef266de-dcf3-65a6-9dfb-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)