# Distance from Opelousas (OPL) to Sydney (SYD)

> 14,150 km · estimated flight time 18h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 14,150 km / 8,792 mi / 7,640 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 18h
- **Heading**: 249° (west southwest)
- **Return heading**: 75° (east northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (United States) → Australia
- **Intercontinental**: North America → Oceania
- **Time difference**: +15h (When it's 11:27 in Opelousas, it's 02:27 in Sydney)
- **Elevation difference**: 53 ft (SYD is lower than OPL)

## Airports

### [St Landry Parish Airport (OPL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/opl-opelousas-st-landry-parish-airport/1ef266df-30f2-6dd2-a479-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Opelousas, United States
- ICAO: KOPL
- Timezone: America/Chicago
- Coordinates: 30.600000, -92.100000
- Elevation: 74 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 11:27 in Opelousas, it's 02:27 in Sydney.
With a 15-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [St Landry Parish Airport (OPL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/opl-opelousas-st-landry-parish-airport/1ef266df-30f2-6dd2-a479-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)