Abu Dhabi (AUH) – Sydney (SYD)
- Distance
- 12,058 km
- 7,492 mi · 6,511 nm
- Flight time
- 15 h
- Estimate from distance
- Time difference
- 7 h / 6 h
- January / July
- CO2 per passenger
- 1,412 kg
- One way, economy, incl. RF (835 kg CO2 only)
- Passengers / year
- 270,009
- Jul 2025 – Jun 2026 · +24.9%
- Flights / week
- —
- Not in this source
- Seats filled
- —
- Airlines nonstop
- —
- Not named in this source
Traffic: BITRE (Australia), international airline activity by city pair, Jul 2025 – Jun 2026. Distance: WGS-84 ellipsoid. CO2: UK DESNZ 2026 factors. Sources
The way there
- Heading from AUH
- 120°
- Heading from SYD
- 287°
- Halfway point
- -7.15, 99.94
- Great-circle km
- 12,062 km (sphere, for EU261)
- Clocks
- 7 h in January, 6 h in July
The estimate for a route without real times is 15 h; how it is worked out is on Sources.
Show as a table
| Month | Passengers |
|---|---|
| Jul 2025 | 27,489 |
| Aug 2025 | 28,279 |
| Sep 2025 | 29,248 |
| Oct 2025 | 25,214 |
| Nov 2025 | 24,844 |
| Dec 2025 | 31,294 |
| Jan 2026 | 30,574 |
| Feb 2026 | 24,599 |
| Mar 2026 | 5,394 |
| Apr 2026 | 10,012 |
| May 2026 | 13,968 |
| Jun 2026 | 19,094 |
Delay compensation (EU261 / UK261)
Measured by great-circle distance: 12,062 km.
Neither EU261 nor UK261 covers this route: it neither starts nor ends in the EU, EEA, Switzerland or the UK. Other countries have their own rules (for example Canada's APPR or Brazil's ANAC rules).
Also owed for a cancellation with less than 14 days' notice or denied boarding. Not owed for extraordinary circumstances. On a connection, the distance to the final destination counts. From 23 October 2027 the EU's Regulation 2026/2202 applies; it keeps these amounts (what changes in 2027). Information, not legal advice.