Airport · Australia
Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport
A large airport with scheduled flights, serving Sydney.
- Codes
- SYD · YSSY
- Serves
- Sydney
- 9.1 km in a straight line
- Local time
- Australia/Sydney
- Elevation
- 6 m
- Runways
- 3 runways open
- Longest runway: 3,962 m
- From DXB
- 12,040 km
- 14 hrs 55 mins · Estimate
Facts
SYD at a glance
From OurAirports (public domain), with the time zone of the place it serves.
- Codes
- IATA SYDICAO YSSY
- Size
- Large
- Serves
- Sydney
- To the city centre
- 9.1 km in a straight line
- Measured from the centre point of our guide.
- Elevation
- 6 m (21 ft)
- Runways
- 3 runways open
- Longest runway: 3,962 m
- Time zone
- Australia/Sydney
- When to go
- Sydney, month by month
How far it is from the UAE
SYD from the UAE
From DXBSYD
12,040 km
14 hrs 55 mins · Estimate
From AUHSYD
12,060 km
14 hrs 55 mins · Estimate
The great-circle distance, and a rough flying time: the distance at an average 850 km/h plus 45 minutes for take-off and landing. Real flights follow airways, meet headwinds and wait for traffic, so schedules differ.
Facts
Practical facts
The currency, plugs and emergency numbers of Australia, where the airport is, and its clock right now.
- Local time
- Australia/Sydney
- Country
- Australia
- Currency
- Australian Dollar AUDToday's indicative rate: AUD 1 ≈ USD 0.692Indicative, from the day's reference rates; a bank or card will charge its own.
- Plugs
- Type I230 V · 50 HzAs recorded in Wikidata.
- Emergency numbers
- 000general emergencyAs recorded in Wikidata. Check them locally on arrival; they are not the only safety information you need.
- Calling code · Driving
- +61 · On the left
From the journal
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Flights
Flights to or from SYD
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