- Great circle
- 12,501 km
- 7,768 mi
- Estimated in the air
- 16h 02m
- block time
- Furthest from equator
- 49.2°N
- at 0% along
- One lap of Earth
- 31.2%
- of 40,075 km
Of the 292 routes catalogued here, this is the 22nd longest.
What the aircraft actually flies over
From Vancouver the path crosses 12,282 km of open water.
The furthest the great circle gets from the equator is 49.2°N, 0% of the way along.
Flying the line that looks straight on a Mercator map — one constant compass bearing — would cover 12,580 km. That is 79 km further, about 1% more, and roughly 6m of extra flying.
Leaving Vancouver the aircraft points south-west (243°); it arrives into Sydney heading south-west (225°). That is 19° of drift without a single turn — the compass moves because the path is a curve on a sphere, not because the aircraft does.
SYD
Sydney Kingsford Smith
Sydney, Australia · Oceania
33.9°S, 151.2°E
Vancouver to Sydney, asked and answered
- How far is Vancouver to Sydney?
- Vancouver to Sydney (YVR to SYD) is 12,501 km, or 7,768 mi, measured as great circle distance between the two airports.
- How long is the flight from Vancouver to Sydney?
- About 16h 02m 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 Vancouver to Sydney flight take?
- The great circle passes over 12,282 km of open water. It reaches 49.2°N 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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