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DCU to SYD: distance & flight time
Decatur (Pryor Field Regional Airport) → Sydney (Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport)
9,167 mi
14,753 km · 7,966 nm
18h 27m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
9,167 miles nonstop takes roughly 18h 27m gate to gate, flying west. 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
- DCU — Pryor Field Regional Airport · Decatur, 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 DCU
- HSV · Huntsville International Carl T Jones Field10 mi away
- HUA · Redstone Army Air Field15 mi away
- MSL · Northwest Alabama Regional Airport38 mi away
- GAD · Northeast Alabama Regional Airport68 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 DCU from SYD?
The flight distance from Decatur (DCU) to Sydney (SYD) is 9,167 miles (14,753 km, 7,966 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DCU to SYD?
A nonstop flight takes about 18h 27m 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 DCU to SYD?
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