# Distance from Sydney (SYD) to Sable Island (YSA)

> 17,124 km · estimated flight time 21h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 17,124 km / 10,640 mi / 9,246 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 21h
- **Heading**: 58° (east northeast)
- **Return heading**: 282° (west northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Australia) → Canada
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → North America
- **Time difference**: -13h (When it's 18:39 in Sydney, it's 05:39 in Sable Island)
- **Elevation difference**: 21 ft (YSA 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

### [Sable Island Landing Strip (YSA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ysa-sable-island-sable-island-landing-strip/1ef266de-ac9d-66ae-b8c4-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Sable Island, Canada
- ICAO: CSB2
- Timezone: America/Halifax
- Coordinates: 43.930000, -59.960000
- Elevation: 0 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 18:39 in Sydney, it's 05:39 in Sable Island.
With a 13-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)
- [Sable Island Landing Strip (YSA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ysa-sable-island-sable-island-landing-strip/1ef266de-ac9d-66ae-b8c4-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)