# Distance from Ouahigouya (OUG) to Sydney (SYD)

> 16,521 km · estimated flight time 20h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 16,521 km / 10,265 mi / 8,920 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 20h
- **Heading**: 135° (southeast)
- **Return heading**: 236° (southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Burkina Faso) → Australia
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Oceania
- **Time difference**: +10h (When it's 01:48 in Ouahigouya, it's 11:48 in Sydney)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,085 ft (SYD is lower than OUG)

## Airports

### [Ouahigouya Airport (OUG)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/oug-ouahigouya-ouahigouya-airport/1ef266de-b64f-63d2-ae3f-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Ouahigouya, Burkina Faso
- ICAO: DFCC
- Timezone: Africa/Ouagadougou
- Coordinates: 13.570000, -2.420000
- Elevation: 1,106 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 01:48 in Ouahigouya, it's 11:48 in Sydney.
With a 10-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Ouahigouya Airport (OUG)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/oug-ouahigouya-ouahigouya-airport/1ef266de-b64f-63d2-ae3f-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)