# Distance from Sydney (SYD) to Tonopah (XSD)

> 12,391 km · estimated flight time 16h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,391 km / 7,699 mi / 6,690 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 16h
- **Heading**: 58° (east northeast)
- **Return heading**: 243° (west southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Australia) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → North America
- **Time difference**: -17h (When it's 18:40 in Sydney, it's 01:40 in Tonopah)
- **Elevation difference**: 5,529 ft (XSD 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

### [Tonopah Test Range (XSD)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/xsd-tonopah-tonopah-test-range/1ef266df-3bdc-6a7c-86ba-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Tonopah, United States
- ICAO: KTNX
- Timezone: America/Los_Angeles
- Coordinates: 37.800000, -116.800000
- Elevation: 5,550 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 18:40 in Sydney, it's 01:40 in Tonopah.
With a 17-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)
- [Tonopah Test Range (XSD)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/xsd-tonopah-tonopah-test-range/1ef266df-3bdc-6a7c-86ba-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)