# Distance from Somerset (SME) to Sydney (SYD)

> 15,025 km · estimated flight time 19h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 15,025 km / 9,336 mi / 8,113 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 19h
- **Heading**: 256° (west southwest)
- **Return heading**: 69° (east northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (United States) → Australia
- **Intercontinental**: North America → Oceania
- **Time difference**: +14h (When it's 14:52 in Somerset, it's 04:52 in Sydney)
- **Elevation difference**: 906 ft (SYD is lower than SME)

## Airports

### [Lake Cumberland Regional Airport (SME)](https://flightduration.online/airport/sme-somerset-lake-cumberland-regional-airport/1ef266df-38f3-6176-85bd-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Somerset, United States
- ICAO: KSME
- Timezone: America/New_York
- Coordinates: 37.050000, -84.620000
- Elevation: 927 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 14:52 in Somerset, it's 04:52 in Sydney.
With a 14-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Lake Cumberland Regional Airport (SME)](https://flightduration.online/airport/sme-somerset-lake-cumberland-regional-airport/1ef266df-38f3-6176-85bd-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)