# Distance from Asab (ASA) to Sydney (SYD)

> 12,512 km · estimated flight time 16h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,512 km / 7,775 mi / 6,756 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 16h
- **Heading**: 122° (east southeast)
- **Return heading**: 271° (west)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Eritrea) → Australia
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Oceania
- **Time difference**: +7h (When it's 13:27 in Asab, it's 20:27 in Sydney)
- **Elevation difference**: 25 ft (SYD is lower than ASA)

## Airports

### [Assab International Airport (ASA)](https://flightduration.online/airport/asa-asab-assab-international-airport/1ef266de-ebad-69f2-807f-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Asab, Eritrea
- ICAO: HHSB
- Timezone: Africa/Asmara
- Coordinates: 13.070000, 42.650000
- Elevation: 46 ft

### [Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport (SYD)](https://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

## 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 13:27 in Asab, it's 20:27 in Sydney.
With a 7-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Assab International Airport (ASA)](https://flightduration.online/airport/asa-asab-assab-international-airport/1ef266de-ebad-69f2-807f-06bb2780ed98)
- [Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport (SYD)](https://flightduration.online/airport/syd-sydney-sydney-kingsford-smith-international-airport/1ef266e0-1982-6f84-a5a1-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)