# Distance from Sydney (SYD) to Tacna (TCQ)

> 12,755 km · estimated flight time 16h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,755 km / 7,926 mi / 6,887 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 16h
- **Heading**: 136° (southeast)
- **Return heading**: 217° (southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Australia) → Peru
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → South America
- **Time difference**: -15h (When it's 08:48 in Sydney, it's 17:48 in Tacna)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,517 ft (TCQ 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

### [Coronel FAP Carlos Ciriani Santa Rosa International Airport (TCQ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tcq-tacna-coronel-fap-carlos-ciriani-santa-rosa-international-airport/1ef266df-c559-6502-8b45-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Tacna, Peru
- ICAO: SPTN
- Timezone: America/Lima
- Coordinates: -18.050000, -70.280000
- Elevation: 1,538 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 08:48 in Sydney, it's 17:48 in Tacna.
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)
- [Coronel FAP Carlos Ciriani Santa Rosa International Airport (TCQ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tcq-tacna-coronel-fap-carlos-ciriani-santa-rosa-international-airport/1ef266df-c559-6502-8b45-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)