# Distance from Sydney (SYD) to Kugaaruk (YBB)

> 14,659 km · estimated flight time 18h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 14,659 km / 9,109 mi / 7,915 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 18h
- **Heading**: 25° (north northeast)
- **Return heading**: 283° (west northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Australia) → Canada
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → North America
- **Time difference**: -16h (When it's 16:40 in Sydney, it's 00:40 in Kugaaruk)
- **Elevation difference**: 35 ft (YBB is higher than SYD)

## Airports

### [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

### [Kugaaruk Airport (YBB)](https://flightduration.online/airport/ybb-kugaaruk-kugaaruk-airport/1ef266de-aea1-60ea-b2e0-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Kugaaruk, Canada
- ICAO: CYBB
- Timezone: America/Edmonton
- Coordinates: 68.530000, -89.810000
- Elevation: 56 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 16:40 in Sydney, it's 00:40 in Kugaaruk.
With a 16-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport (SYD)](https://flightduration.online/airport/syd-sydney-sydney-kingsford-smith-international-airport/1ef266e0-1982-6f84-a5a1-06bb2780ed98)
- [Kugaaruk Airport (YBB)](https://flightduration.online/airport/ybb-kugaaruk-kugaaruk-airport/1ef266de-aea1-60ea-b2e0-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)