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ISA to SYD: distance & flight time
Mount Isa (Mount Isa Airport) → Sydney (Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport)
1,163 mi
1,872 km · 1,011 nm
3h
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
1,163 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h gate to gate, flying southeast. 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
- ISA — Mount Isa Airport · Mount Isa, Australia
- 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 ISA
- CNJ · Cloncurry Airport66 mi away
- JCK · Julia Creek Airport144 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 ISA from SYD?
The flight distance from Mount Isa (ISA) to Sydney (SYD) is 1,163 miles (1,872 km, 1,011 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from ISA to SYD?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 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 ISA to SYD?
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