# Distance from Pakuba Airport (PAF) to Sydney (SYD)

> 12,848 km · estimated flight time 16h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,848 km / 7,984 mi / 6,937 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 16h
- **Heading**: 127° (southeast)
- **Return heading**: 254° (west southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Uganda) → Australia
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Oceania
- **Time difference**: +7h (When it's 10:29 in Pakuba Airport, it's 17:29 in Sydney)
- **Elevation difference**: 21 ft (SYD is higher than PAF)

## Airports

### [Pakuba Airport (PAF)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/paf-pakuba-airport/1ef266de-ef85-60ca-9d54-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Pakuba Airport, Uganda
- ICAO: HUPA
- Timezone: Africa/Kampala
- Coordinates: 2.200000, 31.550000
- 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.

Time-zone information: When it's 10:29 in Pakuba Airport, it's 17:29 in Sydney.
With a 7-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Pakuba Airport (PAF)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/paf-pakuba-airport/1ef266de-ef85-60ca-9d54-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)