# Distance from Sydney (SYD) to Tiputini (TPN)

> 13,803 km · estimated flight time 17h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 13,803 km / 8,577 mi / 7,453 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 17h
- **Heading**: 118° (east southeast)
- **Return heading**: 227° (southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Australia) → Ecuador
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → South America
- **Time difference**: -15h (When it's 23:44 in Sydney, it's 08:44 in Tiputini)
- **Elevation difference**: 976 ft (TPN 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

### [Tiputini Airport (TPN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tpn-tiputini-tiputini-airport/1ef266df-a5b3-6860-8d2a-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Tiputini, Ecuador
- ICAO: SETI
- Timezone: America/Guayaquil
- Coordinates: -0.780000, -75.530000
- Elevation: 997 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 23:44 in Sydney, it's 08:44 in Tiputini.
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)
- [Tiputini Airport (TPN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tpn-tiputini-tiputini-airport/1ef266df-a5b3-6860-8d2a-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)