Apparatus

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route Route

SFO → SYD

11,950 km avg 13h 7m 2 airlines

Departure

SFO KSFO VFR

San Francisco International Airport

San Francisco, US

Local time
16:20 PDT
Timezone
America/Los_Angeles
Type
Large Airport
Elevation
13 ft
Coordinates
37.6198, -122.3748

cloud Weather

Wind
290° / 14 kt
Visibility
10 SM
Ceiling
FEW 400 ft, FEW 1,200 ft, SCT 11,000 ft, BKN 18,000 ft
Temp / Dew
17°C / 13°C
Altimeter
30.00 inHg

Obs: 2026-08-28T22:56:00.000Z

Raw METAR / TAF 
METAR KSFO 282256Z 29014KT 10SM FEW004 FEW012 SCT110 BKN180 17/13 A3000 RMK AO2 SLP159 T01720128 $

TAF KSFO 282047Z 2821/2924 28016KT P6SM VCSH SCT010 BKN100 FM290600 28012KT P6SM FEW012 FM291000 29008KT P6SM SCT012 FM291800 29015KT P6SM FEW015

flight Live Traffic

flight_takeoff 211 Departures
flight_land 214 Arrivals

Arrival

SYD YSSY VFR

Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport

Sydney (Mascot), AU

Local time
09:20 GMT+10
Timezone
Australia/Sydney
Type
Large Airport
Elevation
21 ft
Coordinates
-33.9461, 151.1770

cloud Weather

Wind
250° / 4 kt
Visibility
6 SM
Ceiling
FEW 3,000 ft
Temp / Dew
16°C / 10°C
Altimeter
30.44 inHg

Obs: 2026-08-28T23:00:00.000Z

Raw METAR / TAF 
METAR YSSY 282300Z 25004KT 210V280 9999 FEW030 16/10 Q1031

TAF YSSY 282002Z 2821/3000 30006KT 9999 -SHRA SCT020 FM290000 17012KT 9999 -SHRA SCT025 FM290300 15010KT 9999 NSW FEW025 FM290900 11005KT 9999 FEW020 FM291200 30006KT 9999 SCT020

flight Live Traffic

flight_takeoff 3 Departures
flight_land 3 Arrivals
Flights tracked
180 showing last 50
Avg duration
13h 7m
Distance
11,950 km

Live traffic

SFO → SYD. Live aircraft currently filed on this route.

Airlines 2

Airline Flights shown
United Airlines 16
Qantas 4

Recent flights last 50

DateFlightAircraftTakeoffLandingDurationArr Δ
2026-07-26 UAL863 A2CB13 Jul 26, 06:31 UTCJul 26, 21:25 UTC14h 54m +4m
2026-07-26 UAL863 A2CB13 Jul 26, 06:35 UTCJul 26, 21:35 UTC15h 0m -
2026-07-25 UAL863 A09FC4 Jul 25, 07:11 UTCJul 25, 21:04 UTC13h 53m -5m
2026-07-25 UAL863 A09FC4 Jul 25, 07:05 UTCJul 25, 07:45 UTC40m -
2026-07-25 QFA74 7C8068 Jul 25, 05:55 UTCJul 25, 20:20 UTC14h 25m -
2026-07-24 UAL863 A31A50 Jul 24, 06:45 UTCJul 24, 20:50 UTC14h 5m -
2026-07-23 UAL863 A20621 Jul 23, 06:39 UTCJul 23, 21:08 UTC14h 29m +17m
2026-07-23 UAL863 A20621 Jul 23, 06:35 UTCJul 23, 21:05 UTC14h 30m -
2026-07-22 QFA74 7C8071 Jul 22, 20:35 UTCJul 22, 23:55 UTC3h 20m -
2026-07-22 UAL863 A2F2FA Jul 22, 19:00 UTCJul 22, 22:05 UTC3h 5m -
2026-07-22 UAL863 A2F2FA Jul 22, 07:00 UTCJul 22, 21:59 UTC14h 59m -5m
2026-07-22 QFA74 7C8071 Jul 22, 17:20 UTCJul 22, 18:05 UTC45m -
2026-07-21 UAL863 A2CB33 Jul 21, 08:01 UTCJul 21, 21:55 UTC13h 54m +2m
2026-07-21 UAL863 A2CB33 Jul 21, 07:50 UTCJul 21, 22:10 UTC14h 20m -
2026-07-20 UAL863 A2A3AF Jul 20, 11:40 UTCJul 20, 21:20 UTC9h 40m -
2026-07-20 UAL863 A2A3AF Jul 20, 07:05 UTCJul 20, 07:30 UTC25m -
2026-07-20 QFA74 7C8064 Jul 20, 06:00 UTCJul 20, 20:05 UTC14h 5m -
2026-07-19 UAL863 A2CB14 Jul 19, 06:55 UTCJul 19, 20:55 UTC14h 0m -
2026-07-18 UAL863 A2CB9E Jul 18, 06:50 UTCJul 18, 20:40 UTC13h 50m -
2026-07-18 QFA74 7C806A Jul 18, 06:00 UTCJul 18, 20:05 UTC14h 5m -
2026-07-17 UAL863 A2A38E Jul 17, 07:30 UTCJul 17, 21:15 UTC13h 45m -
2026-07-16 UAL863 A2A3B5 Jul 16, 06:25 UTCJul 16, 20:55 UTC14h 30m -
2026-07-13 UAL863 A2A3AF Jul 13, 06:45 UTCJul 13, 20:39 UTC13h 54m -21m
2026-07-13 UAL863 A2A3AF Jul 13, 06:45 UTCJul 13, 20:45 UTC14h 0m -
2026-07-13 QFA74 7C8066 Jul 13, 06:10 UTCJul 13, 20:05 UTC13h 55m -
2026-07-12 UAL863 A27C78 Jul 12, 06:49 UTCJul 12, 21:20 UTC14h 31m -31m
2026-07-11 FJI911 C880A8 Jul 11, 07:30 UTCJul 12, 01:50 UTC18h 20m -
2026-07-11 UAL863 A09FC4 Jul 11, 06:39 UTCJul 11, 21:01 UTC14h 22m -12m
2026-07-11 QFA74 7C8071 Jul 11, 06:20 UTCJul 11, 20:20 UTC14h 0m -
2026-07-11 UAL863 A09FC4 Jul 11, 06:50 UTCJul 11, 21:05 UTC14h 15m -
2026-07-10 UAL863 A254FF Jul 10, 06:45 UTCJul 10, 20:48 UTC14h 3m -7m
2026-07-09 UAL863 A2A3B6 Jul 9, 06:45 UTCJul 9, 21:35 UTC14h 50m +1m
2026-07-08 UAL863 A2A3AF Jul 8, 06:49 UTCJul 8, 20:51 UTC14h 2m -2m
2026-07-07 UAL863 A31A50 Jul 7, 06:38 UTCJul 7, 21:02 UTC14h 24m -7m
2026-07-07 UAL863 A31A50 Jul 7, 06:35 UTCJul 7, 21:00 UTC14h 25m -
2026-07-06 UAL863 A31A57 Jul 6, 06:46 UTCJul 6, 22:23 UTC15h 37m +14m
2026-07-06 QFA74 7C8071 Jul 6, 05:55 UTCJul 6, 20:05 UTC14h 10m -
2026-07-04 UAL863 A18CBB Jul 4, 06:31 UTCJul 4, 20:48 UTC14h 17m +8m
2026-07-04 UAL863 A18CBB Jul 4, 06:35 UTCJul 4, 21:00 UTC14h 25m -
2026-07-03 UAL863 A22D9F Jul 3, 07:05 UTCJul 3, 21:50 UTC14h 45m -
2026-07-02 UAL863 A2061E Jul 2, 06:31 UTCJul 2, 20:34 UTC14h 3m -8m
2026-07-01 UAL863 A254DD Jul 1, 06:40 UTCJul 1, 20:49 UTC14h 9m +1m
2026-06-30 UAL863 A254FF Jun 30, 06:31 UTCJun 30, 20:46 UTC14h 15m -9m
2026-06-30 UAL863 A254FF Jun 30, 06:40 UTCJun 30, 20:50 UTC14h 10m -
2026-06-29 UAL863 A31A73 Jun 29, 07:40 UTCJun 29, 21:54 UTC14h 15m -
2026-06-28 UAL863 A2061E Jun 28, 06:30 UTCJun 28, 20:54 UTC14h 25m -
2026-06-27 FJI911 C8809C Jun 27, 06:59 UTCJun 28, 01:34 UTC18h 35m -
2026-06-27 UAL863 A254DA Jun 27, 06:51 UTCJun 27, 20:46 UTC13h 55m on time
2026-06-26 UAL863 A13DE2 Jun 26, 06:48 UTCJun 26, 21:08 UTC14h 20m +2m
2026-06-25 UAL863 A31A34 Jun 25, 06:51 UTCJun 25, 21:25 UTC14h 34m -17m

SFO → SYD frequently asked

How long is the flight from SFO to SYD?
Average flight time on the SFO–SYD route is 13h 7m, covering approximately 11,950 km (7,421 mi).
What is the distance from SFO to SYD?
The great-circle distance from SFO to SYD is approximately 11,950 km (7,421 miles).
Which airlines fly from SFO to SYD?
2 airlines operate this route in our records: United Airlines, Qantas.
How many flights per week from SFO to SYD?
We've observed ~2 flights per day on this route across our tracking data (180 total flights recorded).
Can I track SFO–SYD flights live?
Yes. The live tracker map above shows aircraft currently flying this route, filtered by departure and arrival airport.