# Distance from Sydney (SYD) to Tamanrasset (TMR)

> 16,461 km · estimated flight time 20h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 16,461 km / 10,229 mi / 8,888 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 20h
- **Heading**: 259° (west southwest)
- **Return heading**: 118° (east southeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Australia) → Algeria
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → Africa
- **Time difference**: -9h (When it's 10:38 in Sydney, it's 01:38 in Tamanrasset)
- **Elevation difference**: 4,497 ft (TMR 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

### [Aguenar – Hadj Bey Akhamok Airport (TMR)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tmr-tamanrasset-aguenar-hadj-bey-akhamok-airport/1ef266de-b55a-6b8e-92cd-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Tamanrasset, Algeria
- ICAO: DAAT
- Timezone: Africa/Algiers
- Coordinates: 22.810000, 5.450000
- Elevation: 4,518 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 10:38 in Sydney, it's 01:38 in Tamanrasset.
With a 9-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)
- [Aguenar – Hadj Bey Akhamok Airport (TMR)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tmr-tamanrasset-aguenar-hadj-bey-akhamok-airport/1ef266de-b55a-6b8e-92cd-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)