# Distance from Richard Toll (RDT) to Sydney (SYD)

> 17,664 km · estimated flight time 22h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 17,664 km / 10,976 mi / 9,538 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 22h
- **Heading**: 148° (south southeast)
- **Return heading**: 217° (southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Senegal) → Australia
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Oceania
- **Time difference**: +10h (When it's 14:39 in Richard Toll, it's 00:39 in Sydney)
- **Elevation difference**: 1 ft (SYD is higher than RDT)

## Airports

### [Richard Toll Airport (RDT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/rdt-richard-toll-richard-toll-airport/1ef266de-e902-6e14-ad84-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Richard Toll, Senegal
- ICAO: GOSR
- Timezone: Africa/Dakar
- Coordinates: 16.430000, -15.650000
- Elevation: 20 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 14:39 in Richard Toll, it's 00:39 in Sydney.
With a 10-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Richard Toll Airport (RDT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/rdt-richard-toll-richard-toll-airport/1ef266de-e902-6e14-ad84-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)