# Distance from Nizhnevartovsk (NJC) to Sydney (SYD)

> 12,504 km · estimated flight time 16h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,504 km / 7,770 mi / 6,752 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 16h
- **Heading**: 120° (east southeast)
- **Return heading**: 330° (north northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Russia) → Australia
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → Oceania
- **Time difference**: +5h (When it's 10:10 in Nizhnevartovsk, it's 15:10 in Sydney)
- **Elevation difference**: 156 ft (SYD is lower than NJC)

## Airports

### [Nizhnevartovsk Airport (NJC)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/njc-nizhnevartovsk-nizhnevartovsk-airport/1ef266df-ea4b-6662-8bf8-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Nizhnevartovsk, Russia
- ICAO: USNN
- Timezone: Asia/Yekaterinburg
- Coordinates: 60.950000, 76.480000
- Elevation: 177 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 10:10 in Nizhnevartovsk, it's 15:10 in Sydney.
The 5-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Nizhnevartovsk Airport (NJC)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/njc-nizhnevartovsk-nizhnevartovsk-airport/1ef266df-ea4b-6662-8bf8-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)