# Distance from Sydney (SYD) to Tingeyri (TEY)

> 16,449 km · estimated flight time 20h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 16,449 km / 10,221 mi / 8,882 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 20h
- **Heading**: 356° (north)
- **Return heading**: 8° (north)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Australia) → Iceland
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → Europe
- **Time difference**: -10h (When it's 03:45 in Sydney, it's 17:45 in Tingeyri)
- **Elevation difference**: 44 ft (TEY 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

### [Tingeyri Airport (TEY)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tey-tingeyri-tingeyri-airport/1ef266de-9e6f-6550-8487-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Tingeyri, Iceland
- ICAO: BITE
- Timezone: Atlantic/Reykjavik
- Coordinates: 65.870000, -23.560000
- Elevation: 65 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 03:45 in Sydney, it's 17:45 in Tingeyri.
With a 10-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)
- [Tingeyri Airport (TEY)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tey-tingeyri-tingeyri-airport/1ef266de-9e6f-6550-8487-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)