# Distance from Sydney (SYD) to Deer Lake (YDF)

> 17,123 km · estimated flight time 21h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 17,123 km / 10,640 mi / 9,246 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 21h
- **Heading**: 45° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 295° (west northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Australia) → Canada
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → North America
- **Time difference**: -12.5h (When it's 18:30 in Sydney, it's 06:00 in Deer Lake)
- **Elevation difference**: 51 ft (YDF 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

### [Deer Lake Airport (YDF)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ydf-deer-lake-deer-lake-airport/1ef266de-af3c-60a4-8edd-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Deer Lake, Canada
- ICAO: CYDF
- Timezone: America/St_Johns
- Coordinates: 49.210000, -57.390000
- Elevation: 72 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 18:30 in Sydney, it's 06:00 in Deer Lake.
With a 12.5-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)
- [Deer Lake Airport (YDF)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ydf-deer-lake-deer-lake-airport/1ef266de-af3c-60a4-8edd-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)