Distance from New York City to Sydney
Flying the shortest possible route, Sydney lies 15,989 km (9,935 miles, 8,633 nautical miles) from New York City — the great-circle distance between their coordinates.
The numbers
- Great-circle distance
- 15,989 km · 9,935 mi · 8,633 nmi
- Initial bearing New York City → Sydney
- 266° (W)
- Initial bearing Sydney → New York City
- 66° (ENE)
- Nonstop flight (rough estimate)
- ≈ 19 h 28 min
- Time zones
- New York City UTC-05:00 · Sydney UTC+11:00 (+16 h)
- Sunrise gap today
- 1005 min — the sun rises later in New York City
Flight time is a cruise-speed approximation (no routing/wind); driving distance depends on roads and is typically 20–40% longer than great-circle.
The two cities
- New York City
- 40.7143, -74.0060
- Sunrise / sunset today
- 11:35 UTC / 21:46 UTC
- Sydney
- -33.8678, 151.2073
- Sunrise / sunset today
- 18:50 UTC / 08:30 UTC
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Distances here are straight-line (great-circle). Road routes typically run 1.2–1.4× longer — here's why, with the visual.