Plane range from Sydney Kingsford Smith (SYD) – how far can you fly?

Sydney, Australia

Map showing flight ranges from Sydney Kingsford Smith (SYD)

Boeing 737-800, 787-9, and Airbus A350-900 ranges shown at max payload (full passenger load), with average wind conditions

IATA Code
SYD
Airport
Sydney Kingsford Smith
Elevation
21 ft
Longest runway
12,999 ft
Airliners at MTOW
55 of 55

Runways

DesignationLengthWidthSurface
07/25 8,300 ft 148 ft asphalt
16L/34R 7,999 ft 148 ft asphalt
16R/34L 12,999 ft 148 ft asphalt

Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport is the primary international gateway to Australia and a major hub for the Oceania region.

Which airliners can take off from SYD

SYD's longest runway, 16R/34L, is 12,999 ft.

All 55 airliners in PlaneRange can take off from it at maximum takeoff weight, so the runway never shortens their range here.

AircraftTakeoff from SYDRange at 80% loadFarthest pinned airport
Boeing 777-200LR
Emirates, 302 seats
At MTOW
Needs 9,207 ft
9,163 nm
242 pax
CDG
Paris, 9,149 nm
Boeing 777-200ER
British Airways, 235 seats
At MTOW
Needs 9,507 ft
8,718 nm
188 pax
LJU
Ljubljana, 8,717 nm
Airbus A350-1000
Qatar Airways, 327 seats
At MTOW
Needs 10,107 ft
8,603 nm
262 pax
OSL
Oslo, 8,598 nm
Airbus A380-800
Lufthansa, 509 seats
At MTOW
Needs 10,508 ft
8,513 nm
407 pax
BEG
Belgrade, 8,474 nm
Airbus A350-900
Lufthansa, 293 seats
At MTOW
Needs 9,807 ft
8,490 nm
234 pax
BEG
Belgrade, 8,474 nm
Boeing 787-9
United Airlines, 257 seats
At MTOW
Needs 9,507 ft
8,306 nm
206 pax
RIX
Riga, 8,278 nm
Boeing 777X-9
Emirates (Projected), 426 seats
At MTOW
Needs 9,807 ft
8,272 nm
341 pax
ATH
Athens, 8,265 nm
Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental
Lufthansa, 364 seats
At MTOW
Needs 10,608 ft
8,194 nm
291 pax
KIV
Chișinău, 8,120 nm
Boeing 777-300ER
Emirates, 354 seats
At MTOW
Needs 10,007 ft
8,128 nm
283 pax
KIV
Chișinău, 8,120 nm
Boeing 787-8
United Airlines, 243 seats
At MTOW
Needs 8,806 ft
7,991 nm
194 pax
SVO
Moscow, 7,837 nm
Airbus A340-600
Lufthansa, 297 seats
At MTOW
Needs 10,508 ft
7,970 nm
238 pax
SVO
Moscow, 7,837 nm
Airbus A330-900
Delta, 281 seats
At MTOW
Needs 9,607 ft
7,464 nm
225 pax
DFW
Dallas, 7,456 nm
Boeing 747-400
Lufthansa, 371 seats
At MTOW
Needs 10,508 ft
7,300 nm
297 pax
DEN
Denver, 7,259 nm
Airbus A330-200
Qantas, 271 seats
At MTOW
Needs 8,907 ft
7,298 nm
217 pax
DEN
Denver, 7,259 nm
Boeing 787-10
Singapore Airlines, 337 seats
At MTOW
Needs 9,607 ft
7,117 nm
270 pax
MEX
Mexico City, 7,010 nm
Airbus A340-300
Lufthansa, 279 seats
At MTOW
Needs 10,207 ft
7,050 nm
223 pax
MEX
Mexico City, 7,010 nm
Airbus A330-300
Delta, 282 seats
At MTOW
Needs 9,507 ft
6,591 nm
226 pax
NBO
Nairobi, 6,552 nm
Boeing 767-300ER
United Airlines (High J), 167 seats
At MTOW
Needs 8,506 ft
6,462 nm
134 pax
SFO
San Francisco, 6,452 nm
Boeing 767-400ER
Delta, 238 seats
At MTOW
Needs 9,507 ft
5,756 nm
190 pax
DEL
New Delhi, 5,635 nm
Airbus A321XLR
Iberia, 182 seats
At MTOW
Needs 7,906 ft
4,940 nm
146 pax
MLE
Malé, 4,934 nm
Douglas DC-8-63
Delta Air Lines, 189 seats
At MTOW
Needs 11,208 ft
4,486 nm
151 pax
ITO
Hilo, 4,452 nm
Airbus A321neo LR
Condor, 233 seats
At MTOW
Needs 7,506 ft
3,907 nm
186 pax
PNH
Phnom Penh, 3,800 nm
Boeing 757-200
Icelandair, 184 seats
At MTOW
Needs 6,505 ft
3,838 nm
147 pax
PNH
Phnom Penh, 3,800 nm
Boeing 737 MAX 7
Southwest Airlines, 150 seats
At MTOW
Needs 7,005 ft
3,819 nm
120 pax
PNH
Phnom Penh, 3,800 nm
Boeing 707-120B
Pan American, 110 seats
At MTOW
Needs 11,308 ft
3,794 nm
88 pax
KUL
Kuala Lumpur, 3,556 nm
Airbus A220-100
Swiss, 125 seats
At MTOW
Needs 4,954 ft
3,700 nm
100 pax
KUL
Kuala Lumpur, 3,556 nm
Boeing 737 MAX 8
United Airlines, 166 seats
At MTOW
Needs 7,806 ft
3,593 nm
133 pax
KUL
Kuala Lumpur, 3,556 nm
Boeing 757-300
United Airlines, 234 seats
At MTOW
Needs 7,806 ft
3,468 nm
187 pax
SIN
Singapore, 3,399 nm
Airbus A320neo
Spirit Airlines, 182 seats
At MTOW
Needs 6,505 ft
3,388 nm
146 pax
MNL
Manila, 3,382 nm
Airbus A220-300
JetBlue Airways, 140 seats
At MTOW
Needs 6,205 ft
3,383 nm
112 pax
MNL
Manila, 3,382 nm
Boeing 737-700
Southwest Airlines, 143 seats
At MTOW
Needs 5,504 ft
3,327 nm
114 pax
PPT
Papeete, 3,304 nm
Boeing 737 MAX 9
United Airlines, 179 seats
At MTOW
Needs 8,506 ft
3,266 nm
143 pax
CGK
Jakarta, 2,980 nm
Embraer E190-E2
Widerøe, 110 seats
At MTOW
Needs 5,303 ft
3,241 nm
88 pax
CGK
Jakarta, 2,980 nm
Boeing 737 MAX 10
Delta Air Lines, 182 seats
At MTOW
Needs 8,506 ft
3,216 nm
146 pax
CGK
Jakarta, 2,980 nm
Embraer E195-E2
KLM Cityhopper, 132 seats
At MTOW
Needs 5,827 ft
3,157 nm
106 pax
CGK
Jakarta, 2,980 nm
Airbus A319-100
British Airways, 144 seats
At MTOW
Needs 6,104 ft
3,060 nm
115 pax
CGK
Jakarta, 2,980 nm
Airbus A321neo
American Airlines, 196 seats
At MTOW
Needs 7,205 ft
2,916 nm
157 pax
NAN
Nadi, 1,712 nm
Boeing 737-800
Ryanair, 189 seats
At MTOW
Needs 7,506 ft
2,899 nm
151 pax
NAN
Nadi, 1,712 nm
Airbus A320-200
British Airways, 180 seats
At MTOW
Needs 6,905 ft
2,844 nm
144 pax
NAN
Nadi, 1,712 nm
Boeing 737-900
United Airlines, 179 seats
At MTOW
Needs 8,206 ft
2,804 nm
143 pax
NAN
Nadi, 1,712 nm
Boeing 737-900ER
Delta, 180 seats
At MTOW
Needs 9,707 ft
2,727 nm
144 pax
NAN
Nadi, 1,712 nm
Boeing 727-200
United Airlines, 149 seats
At MTOW
Needs 9,507 ft
2,621 nm
119 pax
NAN
Nadi, 1,712 nm
Embraer E175-E2
Embraer Demo, 80 seats
At MTOW
Needs 5,680 ft
2,456 nm
64 pax
NAN
Nadi, 1,712 nm
Airbus A321-200
American Airlines, 190 seats
At MTOW
Needs 7,105 ft
2,437 nm
152 pax
NAN
Nadi, 1,712 nm
Bombardier CRJ-700
American Eagle, 65 seats
At MTOW
Needs 5,134 ft
2,344 nm
52 pax
NAN
Nadi, 1,712 nm
McDonnell Douglas MD-80
American Airlines, 140 seats
At MTOW
Needs 8,006 ft
2,213 nm
112 pax
NAN
Nadi, 1,712 nm
Embraer E190
Breeze Airways, 108 seats
At MTOW
Needs 6,008 ft
2,130 nm
86 pax
NAN
Nadi, 1,712 nm
Bombardier CRJ-900
Lufthansa CityLine, 90 seats
At MTOW
Needs 5,837 ft
1,984 nm
72 pax
NAN
Nadi, 1,712 nm
Embraer E175
Alaska Airlines (Horizon), 76 seats
At MTOW
Needs 5,660 ft
1,931 nm
61 pax
NAN
Nadi, 1,712 nm
Embraer E170
United Express, 70 seats
At MTOW
Needs 5,194 ft
1,911 nm
56 pax
NAN
Nadi, 1,712 nm
Embraer E195
Breeze Airways, 118 seats
At MTOW
Needs 6,540 ft
1,907 nm
94 pax
NAN
Nadi, 1,712 nm
Boeing 717-200
Delta Air Lines, 110 seats
At MTOW
Needs 6,481 ft
1,650 nm
88 pax
AKL
Auckland, 1,166 nm
Fokker 70
KLM Cityhopper (Historic), 80 seats
At MTOW
Needs 5,304 ft
1,628 nm
64 pax
AKL
Auckland, 1,166 nm
Fokker 100
KLM Cityhopper (Historic), 100 seats
At MTOW
Needs 5,304 ft
1,576 nm
80 pax
AKL
Auckland, 1,166 nm
ATR 72-600
Air France (HOP!), 70 seats
At MTOW
Needs 3,903 ft
1,336 nm
56 pax
AKL
Auckland, 1,166 nm

Range is in still air at the map's default 80% load, with each aircraft in its default airline config and 210 lb per passenger with bags. "Needs" is the takeoff field length at maximum takeoff weight, corrected for SYD's elevation. Reserves cover a 45-minute hold and a diversion to the airport nearest the destination; for the range column that is Shellharbour Airport, 42 nm from SYD. Pinned airports are the 115 shown as pins on the map.

Longest nonstops from SYD

The farthest pinned airports an airliner in PlaneRange can reach nonstop from SYD at 80% load, in still air, with enough runway to land.

SYD → CDG Paris, 9,149 nm (16,944 km)
Boeing 777-200LR
SYD → EDI Edinburgh, 9,120 nm (16,890 km)
Boeing 777-200LR
SYD → BRU Brussels, 9,038 nm (16,738 km)
Boeing 777-200LR
SYD → AMS Amsterdam, 8,995 nm (16,659 km)
Boeing 777-200LR
SYD → KEF Reykjavik, 8,989 nm (16,648 km)
Boeing 777-200LR

Nearest major airports

MEL Melbourne 381 nm away · 11,998 ft runway AKL Auckland 1,166 nm away · 11,926 ft runway NAN Nadi 1,712 nm away · 10,739 ft runway PER Perth 1,770 nm away · 11,299 ft runway CGK Jakarta 2,980 nm away · 12,008 ft runway PPT Papeete 3,304 nm away · 11,360 ft runway
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