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GBD to SYD: distance & flight time
Great Bend (Great Bend Municipal Airport) → Sydney (Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport)
8,613 mi
13,861 km · 7,484 nm
17h 21m
estimated nonstop flight time
+15h
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
8,613 miles nonstop takes roughly 17h 21m gate to gate, flying west. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 15-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- GBD — Great Bend Municipal Airport · Great Bend, 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 GBD
- RSL · Russell Municipal Airport37 mi away
- HYS · Hays Regional Airport41 mi away
- PTT · Pratt Regional Airport45 mi away
- HUT · Hutchinson Municipal Airport58 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 GBD from SYD?
The flight distance from Great Bend (GBD) to Sydney (SYD) is 8,613 miles (13,861 km, 7,484 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from GBD to SYD?
A nonstop flight takes about 17h 21m 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 time difference between Great Bend and Sydney?
Sydney is 15 hours ahead of Great Bend.
What is the cheapest way to fly from GBD to SYD?
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