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AFW to SYD: distance & flight time
Fort Worth (Fort Worth Alliance Airport) → Sydney (Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport)
8,567 mi
13,787 km · 7,445 nm
17h 16m
estimated nonstop flight time
+16h
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
8,567 miles nonstop takes roughly 17h 16m gate to gate, flying west. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 16-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- AFW — Fort Worth Alliance Airport · Fort Worth, United States
- SYD — Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport · Sydney, Australia
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near AFW
- DFW · Dallas Fort Worth International Airport17 mi away
- FTW · Fort Worth Meacham International Airport12 mi away
- FWH · NAS Fort Worth JRB/Carswell Field17 mi away
- ADS · Addison Airport28 mi away
Near SYD
- BWU · Sydney Bankstown Airport11 mi away
- CDU · Camden Airport29 mi away
- XRH · RAAF Base Richmond33 mi away
- WOL · Wollongong Airport48 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is AFW from SYD?
The flight distance from Fort Worth (AFW) to Sydney (SYD) is 8,567 miles (13,787 km, 7,445 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from AFW to SYD?
A nonstop flight takes about 17h 16m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from AFW to SYD?
Nonstop service on AFW–SYD depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 17h 16m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Fort Worth and Sydney?
Sydney is 16 hours ahead of Fort Worth.
What is the cheapest way to fly from AFW to SYD?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on AFW–SYD that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some AFW to SYD fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain AFW–SYD tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.