# Distance from Sydney (SYD) to Gillam (YGX)

> 14,538 km · estimated flight time 18h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 14,538 km / 9,033 mi / 7,850 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 18h
- **Heading**: 42° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 268° (west)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Australia) → Canada
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → North America
- **Time difference**: -15h (When it's 04:32 in Sydney, it's 13:32 in Gillam)
- **Elevation difference**: 455 ft (YGX 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

### [Gillam Airport (YGX)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ygx-gillam-gillam-airport/1ef266de-b008-6618-aed4-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Gillam, Canada
- ICAO: CYGX
- Timezone: America/Winnipeg
- Coordinates: 56.360000, -94.710000
- Elevation: 476 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 04:32 in Sydney, it's 13:32 in Gillam.
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)
- [Gillam Airport (YGX)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ygx-gillam-gillam-airport/1ef266de-b008-6618-aed4-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)