# Distance from Spartanburg (SPA) to Sydney (SYD)

> 15,200 km · estimated flight time 19h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 15,200 km / 9,445 mi / 8,207 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 19h
- **Heading**: 255° (west southwest)
- **Return heading**: 73° (east northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (United States) → Australia
- **Intercontinental**: North America → Oceania
- **Time difference**: +14h (When it's 23:34 in Spartanburg, it's 13:34 in Sydney)
- **Elevation difference**: 781 ft (SYD is lower than SPA)

## Airports

### [Spartanburg Downtown Memorial/Simpson Field (SPA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/spa-spartanburg-spartanburg-downtown-memorialsimpson-field/1ef266df-393f-668e-99b1-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Spartanburg, United States
- ICAO: KSPA
- Timezone: America/New_York
- Coordinates: 34.920000, -81.960000
- Elevation: 802 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 23:34 in Spartanburg, it's 13:34 in Sydney.
With a 14-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Spartanburg Downtown Memorial/Simpson Field (SPA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/spa-spartanburg-spartanburg-downtown-memorialsimpson-field/1ef266df-393f-668e-99b1-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)