# Distance from Sydney (SYD) to Vieux Fort (UVF)

> 16,077 km · estimated flight time 20h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 16,077 km / 9,990 mi / 8,681 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 20h
- **Heading**: 117° (east southeast)
- **Return heading**: 230° (southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Australia) → Saint Lucia
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → North America
- **Time difference**: -14h (When it's 12:41 in Sydney, it's 22:41 in Vieux Fort)
- **Elevation difference**: 7 ft (UVF is lower 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

### [Hewanorra International Airport (UVF)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/uvf-vieux-fort-hewanorra-international-airport/1ef266df-e04d-6868-810e-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Vieux Fort, Saint Lucia
- ICAO: TLPL
- Timezone: America/St_Lucia
- Coordinates: 13.730000, -60.950000
- Elevation: 14 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 12:41 in Sydney, it's 22:41 in Vieux Fort.
With a 14-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)
- [Hewanorra International Airport (UVF)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/uvf-vieux-fort-hewanorra-international-airport/1ef266df-e04d-6868-810e-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)