# Distance from Limoges/Bellegarde (LIG) to Sydney (SYD)

> 17,157 km · estimated flight time 21h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 17,157 km / 10,661 mi / 9,264 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 21h
- **Heading**: 73° (east northeast)
- **Return heading**: 307° (northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (France) → Australia
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → Oceania
- **Time difference**: +8h (When it's 19:46 in Limoges/Bellegarde, it's 03:46 in Sydney)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,279 ft (SYD is lower than LIG)

## Airports

### [Limoges Airport (LIG)](https://flightduration.online/airport/lig-limogesbellegarde-limoges-airport/1ef266df-46d1-682e-8e9e-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Limoges/Bellegarde, France
- ICAO: LFBL
- Timezone: Europe/Paris
- Coordinates: 45.860000, 1.180000
- Elevation: 1,300 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 19:46 in Limoges/Bellegarde, it's 03:46 in Sydney.
With a 8-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Limoges Airport (LIG)](https://flightduration.online/airport/lig-limogesbellegarde-limoges-airport/1ef266df-46d1-682e-8e9e-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)