# Distance from Sunyani (NYI) to Sydney (SYD)

> 16,000 km · estimated flight time 20h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 16,000 km / 9,942 mi / 8,639 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 20h
- **Heading**: 141° (southeast)
- **Return heading**: 229° (southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Ghana) → Australia
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Oceania
- **Time difference**: +10h (When it's 21:32 in Sunyani, it's 07:32 in Sydney)
- **Elevation difference**: 993 ft (SYD is lower than NYI)

## Airports

### [Sunyani Airport (NYI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/nyi-sunyani-sunyani-airport/1ef266de-b72d-6b32-877a-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Sunyani, Ghana
- ICAO: DGSN
- Timezone: Africa/Accra
- Coordinates: 7.360000, -2.330000
- Elevation: 1,014 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 21:32 in Sunyani, it's 07:32 in Sydney.
With a 10-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Sunyani Airport (NYI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/nyi-sunyani-sunyani-airport/1ef266de-b72d-6b32-877a-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)