# Distance from Sydney (SYD) to Tachileik (THL)

> 8,126 km · estimated flight time 11h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,126 km / 5,049 mi / 4,387 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 11h
- **Heading**: 310° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 137° (southeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Australia) → Myanmar
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → Asia
- **Time difference**: -3.5h (When it's 08:17 in Sydney, it's 04:47 in Tachileik)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,259 ft (THL 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

### [Tachileik Airport (THL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/thl-tachileik-tachileik-airport/1ef266df-f7d7-672c-b123-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Tachileik, Myanmar
- ICAO: VYTL
- Timezone: Asia/Yangon
- Coordinates: 20.480000, 99.940000
- Elevation: 1,280 ft

## Route notes

This is a long-haul route typically operated by wide-body aircraft such as the Boeing 777 or Airbus A350. Full meal service, in-flight entertainment, and comfort amenities are standard.

Time-zone information: When it's 08:17 in Sydney, it's 04:47 in Tachileik.
The 3.5-hour time difference may cause some 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)
- [Tachileik Airport (THL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/thl-tachileik-tachileik-airport/1ef266df-f7d7-672c-b123-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)