Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) to Sydney (SYD)
Flight time
≈ 17h 58m
Bearing
249° W
Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) to Sydney (SYD) is 8,580 miles (13,808 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies DFW–SYD
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn April 2026, Qantas Airways was the only carrier flying nonstop DFW–SYD; the Airbus A380-800 was the most common aircraft at 100% of departures; flights ran 90% full.
Departures
58
April 2026
Seats
23,038
both directions
Passengers
20,730
both directions
Load factor
90.0%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies DFW–SYD?
Qantas Airways was the only carrier to fly nonstop DFW–SYD in April 2026 (58 departures).
- QF
Qantas Airways
58 departures · 23,038 seats
Share of departures100.0%90.0%
Load
What plane flies DFW–SYD?
In April 2026, the Airbus A380-800 flew 100% of DFW–SYD departures.
- Airbus A380-800
58 departures · 90.0% load
100.0%
How has DFW–SYD traffic changed?
Nonstop DFW–SYD departures fell from 60 in May 2025 to 58 in April 2026.
Monthly nonstop DFW–SYD traffic, trailing 12 months through April 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
May 2025
60 departures · 12,637 passengers
89.7%
Load
June 2025
57 departures · 11,886 passengers
88.8%
Load
July 2025
61 departures · 12,529 passengers
87.8%
Load
August 2025
57 departures · 13,781 passengers
80.1%
Load
September 2025
56 departures · 14,845 passengers
79.9%
Load
October 2025
56 departures · 15,466 passengers
79.5%
Load
November 2025
55 departures · 12,766 passengers
67.8%
Load
December 2025
62 departures · 16,357 passengers
81.4%
Load
January 2026
56 departures · 17,150 passengers
76.0%
Load
February 2026
56 departures · 14,847 passengers
66.0%
Load
March 2026
56 departures · 17,869 passengers
87.5%
Load
April 2026
58 departures · 20,730 passengers
90.0%
Load
By direction
The DOT files each direction separately — they rarely match.
DFW → SYD
84.3% full
29 departures · 7,933 passengers
SYD → DFW
93.9% full
29 departures · 12,797 passengers
Nonstop DFW–SYD traffic has been filed with the US DOT since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through April 2026; filings from 2025. Public domain (US Government work). The DOT publishes roughly three months in arrears.
The airports
Dallas-Fort Worth
US
Dallas Fort Worth International Airport
Coordinates
32.90°N, 97.04°W
Hemisphere
N · W
Sydney
AU
Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport
Coordinates
33.95°S, 151.18°E
Hemisphere
S · E
Frequently asked
How far is Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) from Sydney (SYD)?
DFW to SYD is 8,580 miles (13,808 km / 7,456 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from DFW to SYD?
A nonstop covers the 8,580-mile great-circle distance in roughly 17h 58m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies DFW–SYD?
In April 2026, the Airbus A380-800 flew the largest share of departures (100.0%).
What mileage do I earn flying DFW–SYD?
Distance-based programs credit off the 8,580-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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