# Distance from Sydney (SYD) to Tela (TEA)

> 13,849 km · estimated flight time 17h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 13,849 km / 8,605 mi / 7,478 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 17h
- **Heading**: 94° (east)
- **Return heading**: 239° (west southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Australia) → Honduras
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → North America
- **Time difference**: -16h (When it's 09:25 in Sydney, it's 17:25 in Tela)
- **Elevation difference**: 14 ft (TEA is lower 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

### [Tela Airport (TEA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tea-tela-tela-airport/1ef266df-5f17-673a-a802-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Tela, Honduras
- ICAO: MHTE
- Timezone: America/Tegucigalpa
- Coordinates: 15.780000, -87.480000
- Elevation: 7 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 09:25 in Sydney, it's 17:25 in Tela.
With a 16-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)
- [Tela Airport (TEA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tea-tela-tela-airport/1ef266df-5f17-673a-a802-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)