# Distance from Sydney (SYD) to Yengema (WYE)

> 16,662 km · estimated flight time 21h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 16,662 km / 10,353 mi / 8,997 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 21h
- **Heading**: 217° (southwest)
- **Return heading**: 150° (south southeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Australia) → Sierra Leone
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → Africa
- **Time difference**: -10h (When it's 03:09 in Sydney, it's 17:09 in Yengema)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,279 ft (WYE 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

### [Yengema Airport (WYE)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/wye-yengema-yengema-airport/1ef266de-e7fe-6e82-81b0-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Yengema, Sierra Leone
- ICAO: GFYE
- Timezone: Africa/Freetown
- Coordinates: 8.610000, -11.050000
- Elevation: 1,300 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 03:09 in Sydney, it's 17:09 in Yengema.
With a 10-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)
- [Yengema Airport (WYE)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/wye-yengema-yengema-airport/1ef266de-e7fe-6e82-81b0-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)