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SFT to YQY: distance & flight time
Skelleftea (Skellefteå Airport) → Sydney (Sydney / J.A. Douglas McCurdy Airport)
3,163 mi
5,090 km · 2,748 nm
6h 40m
estimated nonstop flight time
-5h
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
3,163 miles nonstop takes roughly 6h 40m gate to gate, flying west. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 5-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- SFT — Skellefteå Airport · Skelleftea, Sweden
- YQY — Sydney / J.A. Douglas McCurdy Airport · Sydney, Canada
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near SFT
- UME · Umeå Airport62 mi away
- LYC · Lycksele Airport70 mi away
- LLA · Luleå Airport70 mi away
- AJR · Arvidsjaur Airport85 mi away
Near YQY
- YPS · Port Hawkesbury Airport72 mi away
- YGR · Îles-de-la-Madeleine Airport120 mi away
- YYG · Charlottetown Airport147 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SFT from YQY?
The flight distance from Skelleftea (SFT) to Sydney (YQY) is 3,163 miles (5,090 km, 2,748 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SFT to YQY?
A nonstop flight takes about 6h 40m 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 Skelleftea and Sydney?
Sydney is 5 hours behind Skelleftea.
What is the cheapest way to fly from SFT to YQY?
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