# Distance from Sydney (SYD) to Topeka (TOP)

> 14,153 km · estimated flight time 18h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 14,153 km / 8,794 mi / 7,642 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 18h
- **Heading**: 64° (east northeast)
- **Return heading**: 253° (west southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Australia) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → North America
- **Time difference**: -15h (When it's 14:24 in Sydney, it's 23:24 in Topeka)
- **Elevation difference**: 860 ft (TOP 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

### [Philip Billard Municipal Airport (TOP)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/top-topeka-philip-billard-municipal-airport/1ef266df-3bf2-6fc0-a5ab-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Topeka, United States
- ICAO: KTOP
- Timezone: America/Chicago
- Coordinates: 39.070000, -95.620000
- Elevation: 881 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 14:24 in Sydney, it's 23:24 in Topeka.
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)
- [Philip Billard Municipal Airport (TOP)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/top-topeka-philip-billard-municipal-airport/1ef266df-3bf2-6fc0-a5ab-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)