# Distance from Nikolayevsk-na-Amure Airport (NLI) to Sydney (SYD)

> 9,740 km · estimated flight time 12h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 9,740 km / 6,052 mi / 5,259 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 171° (south)
- **Return heading**: 354° (north)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Russia) → Australia
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → Oceania
- **Time difference**: +0h (When it's 02:24 in Nikolayevsk-na-Amure Airport, it's 02:24 in Sydney)
- **Elevation difference**: 21 ft (SYD is higher than NLI)

## Airports

### [Nikolayevsk-na-Amure Airport (NLI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/nli-nikolayevsk-na-amure-airport-nikolayevsk-na-amure-airport/1ef266df-e5e8-6b88-9665-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Nikolayevsk-na-Amure Airport, Russia
- ICAO: UHNN
- Timezone: Asia/Vladivostok
- Coordinates: 53.160000, 140.650000
- Elevation: 0 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.

## Related

- [Nikolayevsk-na-Amure Airport (NLI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/nli-nikolayevsk-na-amure-airport-nikolayevsk-na-amure-airport/1ef266df-e5e8-6b88-9665-06bb2780ed98)
- [Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport (SYD)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/syd-sydney-sydney-kingsford-smith-international-airport/1ef266e0-1982-6f84-a5a1-06bb2780ed98)
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