- Great circle
- 2,754 km
- 1,711 mi
- Estimated in the air
- 3h 55m
- block time
- Furthest from equator
- 33.9°S
- at 0% along
- One lap of Earth
- 6.9%
- of 40,075 km
Of the 292 routes catalogued here, this is the 172nd longest.
What the aircraft actually flies over
From Sydney the path crosses Australia, then 1,212 km of open water.
The furthest the great circle gets from the equator is 33.9°S, 0% of the way along.
Holding a single compass bearing the whole way would cover almost exactly the same ground, so on this route the flat map and the globe agree.
The heading barely moves: north out of Sydney, north into Port Moresby. Over this distance the curve has too little room to bend the compass.
SYD
Sydney Kingsford Smith
Sydney, Australia · Oceania
33.9°S, 151.2°E
Sydney to Port Moresby, asked and answered
- How far is Sydney to Port Moresby?
- Sydney to Port Moresby (SYD to POM) is 2,754 km, or 1,711 mi, measured as great circle distance between the two airports.
- How long is the flight from Sydney to Port Moresby?
- About 3h 55m in the air. That is an estimate from the distance at a typical airliner block speed, plus half an hour for taxi, climb and descent; published schedules vary with winds and routing.
- What route does a Sydney to Port Moresby flight take?
- The great circle passes over Australia, then 1,212 km of open water. It reaches 33.9°S at its furthest from the equator.
Where these numbers come from
Distances are computed from the two airports’ own coordinates, not looked up from published routes. Times are estimates, not schedules.
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