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YQS to SYD: distance & flight time
St Thomas (St Thomas Municipal Airport) → Sydney (Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport)
9,586 mi
15,427 km · 8,330 nm
19h 16m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
9,586 miles nonstop takes roughly 19h 16m 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
- YQS — St Thomas Municipal Airport · St Thomas, Canada
- 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 YQS
- YXU · London Airport18 mi away
- YCE · Centralia / James T. Field Memorial Aerodrome41 mi away
- YYZ · Lester B. Pearson International Airport97 mi away
- YKF · Waterloo Airport60 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 YQS from SYD?
The flight distance from St Thomas (YQS) to Sydney (SYD) is 9,586 miles (15,427 km, 8,330 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YQS to SYD?
A nonstop flight takes about 19h 16m 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 YQS to SYD?
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