# Distance from Sydney (SYD) to Shelbyville (SYI)

> 14,830 km · estimated flight time 18h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 14,830 km / 9,215 mi / 8,008 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 18h
- **Heading**: 71° (east northeast)
- **Return heading**: 254° (west southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Australia) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → North America
- **Time difference**: -15h (When it's 11:41 in Sydney, it's 20:41 in Shelbyville)
- **Elevation difference**: 779 ft (SYI is higher than SYD)

## Airports

### [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

### [Bomar Field/Shelbyville Municipal Airport (SYI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/syi-shelbyville-bomar-fieldshelbyville-municipal-airport/1ef266df-3a1c-6bba-a80e-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Shelbyville, United States
- ICAO: KSYI
- Timezone: America/Chicago
- Coordinates: 35.600000, -86.400000
- Elevation: 800 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 11:41 in Sydney, it's 20:41 in Shelbyville.
With a 15-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport (SYD)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/syd-sydney-sydney-kingsford-smith-international-airport/1ef266e0-1982-6f84-a5a1-06bb2780ed98)
- [Bomar Field/Shelbyville Municipal Airport (SYI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/syi-shelbyville-bomar-fieldshelbyville-municipal-airport/1ef266df-3a1c-6bba-a80e-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)