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BBC to SYD: distance & flight time
Bay City (Bay City Municipal Airport) → Sydney (Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport)
8,541 mi
13,745 km · 7,422 nm
17h 13m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
8,541 miles nonstop takes roughly 17h 13m gate to gate, flying southwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- BBC — Bay City Municipal Airport · Bay City, 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 BBC
- LJN · Texas Gulf Coast Regional Airport26 mi away
- PSX · Palacios Municipal Airport29 mi away
- IAH · George Bush Intercontinental Houston Airport77 mi away
- SGR · Sugar Land Regional Airport47 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 BBC from SYD?
The flight distance from Bay City (BBC) to Sydney (SYD) is 8,541 miles (13,745 km, 7,422 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BBC to SYD?
A nonstop flight takes about 17h 13m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
What is the cheapest way to fly from BBC to SYD?
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