# Distance from Sydney (SYD) to Newton (TNU)

> 14,440 km · estimated flight time 18h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 14,440 km / 8,973 mi / 7,797 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 18h
- **Heading**: 61° (east northeast)
- **Return heading**: 257° (west southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Australia) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → North America
- **Time difference**: -15h (When it's 07:00 in Sydney, it's 16:00 in Newton)
- **Elevation difference**: 932 ft (TNU 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

### [Newton Municipal-Earl Johnson Field (TNU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tnu-newton-newton-municipal-earl-johnson-field/1ef266df-3bd8-6dfa-8343-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Newton, United States
- ICAO: KTNU
- Timezone: America/Chicago
- Coordinates: 41.670000, -93.020000
- Elevation: 953 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 07:00 in Sydney, it's 16:00 in Newton.
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)
- [Newton Municipal-Earl Johnson Field (TNU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tnu-newton-newton-municipal-earl-johnson-field/1ef266df-3bd8-6dfa-8343-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)