Nonstop flight route between Mascot (near Sydney), Australia and Sassandra, Côte d'Ivoire:
Departure Airport:
(33°56'45"S by 151°10'37"E)
Arrival Airport:
(4°55'40"N by 6°7'58"W)
Distance from SYD to ZSS:
9,959.43 miles (16,028.11 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Sydney (Kingsford Smith) Airport (SYD), Mascot (near Sydney), Australia and Sassandra Airport (ZSS), Sassandra, Côte d'Ivoire would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,959 miles (or 16,028 kilometers).
A Great Circle is the shortest distance between 2 points on a sphere. Because most world maps are flat (but the Earth is round), the route of the shortest distance between 2 points on the Earth will often appear curved when viewed on a flat map, especially for long distances. If you were to simply draw a straight line on a flat map and measure a very long distance, it would likely be much further than if you were to lay a string between those two points on a globe. Because of the large distance between Sydney (Kingsford Smith) Airport and Sassandra Airport, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.
Try it at home! Get a globe and tightly lay a string between Sydney (Kingsford Smith) Airport and Sassandra Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SYD / YSSY |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Mascot (near Sydney), Australia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 33°56'45"S by 151°10'37"E |
| Area Served: | Sydney |
| Operator/Owner: | Sydney Airport Corporation Limited |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 21 feet (6 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 3 |
| View all routes: | Routes from SYD |
| More Information: | SYD Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | ZSS / DISS |
| Airport Name: | Sassandra Airport |
| Location: | Sassandra, Côte d'Ivoire |
| GPS Coordinates: | 4°55'40"N by 6°7'58"W |
| Area Served: | Sassandra |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 203 feet (62 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from ZSS |
| More Information: | ZSS Maps & Info |
Facts about Sydney (Kingsford Smith) Airport (SYD):
- Love established Mascot as a private concern, leasing 200 acres from the Kensington Race Club for three years.
- In March 2010, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission released a report sharply critical of price gouging at Sydney airport, ranking it fifth out of five airports.
- The closest airport to Sydney (Kingsford Smith) Airport (SYD) is Bankstown Airport (BWU), which is located only 11 miles (18 kilometers) W of SYD.
- Sydney Airport is one of the oldest continuously operated airports in the world, and the busiest airport in Australia, handling 35,630,549 passengers in 2011 and 326,686 aircraftmovements in 2013.
- In addition to being known as "Sydney (Kingsford Smith) Airport", another name for SYD is "Kingsford-Smith Airport".
- The "third runway" which the Commonwealth government commenced development of in 1989 and completed in 1994, remained controversial because of increased aircraftmovements, especially over many inner suburbs.
- Because of Sydney (Kingsford Smith) Airport's relatively low elevation of 21 feet, planes can take off or land at Sydney (Kingsford Smith) Airport at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
- Terminal 3 is a domestic terminal, serving Qantas with QantasLink flights having moved their operations from Terminal 2 to Terminal 3 on 16 August 2013 Originally, it was home for Trans Australia Airlines.
- Sydney (Kingsford Smith) Airport (SYD) has 3 runways.
- The airport is accessible via the Airport Link underground rail line.
- The furthest airport from Sydney (Kingsford Smith) Airport (SYD) is Santa Maria Airport (SMA), which is nearly antipodal to Sydney (Kingsford Smith) Airport (meaning Sydney (Kingsford Smith) Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Santa Maria Airport), and is located 12,144 miles (19,543 kilometers) away in Santa Maria, Portugal.
Facts about Sassandra Airport (ZSS):
- The furthest airport from Sassandra Airport (ZSS) is Arorae Island Airport (AIS), which is nearly antipodal to Sassandra Airport (meaning Sassandra Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Arorae Island Airport), and is located 12,179 miles (19,600 kilometers) away in Arorae Island, Kiribati.
- Because of Sassandra Airport's relatively low elevation of 203 feet, planes can take off or land at Sassandra Airport at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
- Sassandra Airport (ZSS) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Sassandra Airport (ZSS) is Divo Airport (DIV), which is located 80 miles (129 kilometers) NE of ZSS.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10.93 miles (17.58 km) W | Bankstown Airport (BWU) | Bankstown (near Sydney), New South Wales, Australia |     |
| 2 | 28.84 miles (46.41 km) WSW | Camden Aerodrome (CDU) | Camden, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 3 | 47.94 miles (77.15 km) SSW | Illawarra Regional Airport (WOL) | Shellharbour, Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 4 | 66.55 miles (107.10 km) NNE | Belmont Airport (BEO) | Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 5 | 80.56 miles (129.64 km) N | Cessnock Airport (CES) | Cessnock, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 6 | 87.73 miles (141.18 km) NNE | Maitland Airport (MTL) | Maitland, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 7 | 88.11 miles (141.80 km) NNE | Newcastle Airport (NTL) | Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 8 | 95.21 miles (153.23 km) WNW | Bathurst Airport (BHS) | Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 9 | 102.06 miles (164.25 km) SW | Goulburn Airport (GUL) | Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 10 | 131.63 miles (211.84 km) NW | Mudgee Airport (DGE) | Mudgee, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 11 | 146.76 miles (236.19 km) SW | Canberra Airport (CBR) | Canberra, Australia | |
| 12 | 146.99 miles (236.56 km) SSW | Moruya Airport (MYA) | Moruya, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 13 | 175.52 miles (282.48 km) NNW | Coolah Airport (CLH) | Coolah, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 14 | 185.40 miles (298.38 km) WSW | Cootamundra Airport (CMD) | Cootamundra, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 15 | 190.76 miles (306.99 km) WNW | Forbes Airport (FRB) | Forbes, New South Wales, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,143.59 miles (19,543.17 km) NW | Santa Maria Airport (SMA) | Santa Maria, Portugal | |
| 2 | 12,121.54 miles (19,507.68 km) NNW | João Paulo II Airport (PDL) | Ponta Delgada, Azores, Portugal | |
| 3 | 12,120.72 miles (19,506.36 km) N | Horta International Airport (HOR) | Horta, Azores, Portugal | |
| 4 | 12,117.69 miles (19,501.48 km) N | Pico Airport (PIX) | Pico Island, Azores, Portugal | |
| 5 | 12,090.40 miles (19,457.57 km) NNW | Lajes Air Base (TER) | Lajes, Azores, Portugal | |
| 6 | 12,078.50 miles (19,438.41 km) N | Graciosa Airport (GRW) | Graciosa Island, Azores, Portugal | |
| 7 | 12,035.09 miles (19,368.55 km) NNE | Flores Airport (FLW) | Flores Island, Azores, Portugal | |
| 8 | 12,021.51 miles (19,346.70 km) NNE | Corvo Airport (CVU) | Corvo Island, Azores, Portugal | |
| 9 | 11,736.45 miles (18,887.94 km) W | Madeira Airport (FNC) | Funchal, Madeira, Portugal | |
| 10 | 11,716.13 miles (18,855.24 km) W | Porto Santo Airport (PXO) | Porto Santo, Madeira, Portugal | |
| 11 | 11,687.72 miles (18,809.51 km) WNW | La Palma Airport (SPC) | La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain | |
| 12 | 11,637.71 miles (18,729.02 km) WNW | La Gomera Airport (GMZ) | Alajeró / San Sebastián, Canary Islands, Spain | |
| 13 | 11,609.16 miles (18,683.09 km) WNW | Tenerife North Airport (TFN) | Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain | |
| 14 | 11,605.42 miles (18,677.06 km) WNW | Tenerife-South Airport (TFS) | Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain | |
| 15 | 11,539.74 miles (18,571.37 km) WNW | Gran Canaria Airport (LPA) | Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 80.26 miles (129.16 km) NE | Divo Airport (DIV) | Divo, Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) | |
| 2 | 81.84 miles (131.71 km) N | Gagnoa Airport (GGN) | Gagnoa, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 3 | 114.17 miles (183.74 km) WSW | Cape Palmas Airport (CPA) | Cape Palmas, Liberia | |
| 4 | 130.97 miles (210.77 km) N | Daloa Airport (DJO) | Daloa, Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) | |
| 5 | 146.32 miles (235.47 km) NNE | Yamoussoukro Airport (ASK) | Yamoussoukro, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 6 | 146.51 miles (235.79 km) NW | Guiglo Airport (GGO) | Guiglo, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 7 | 153.63 miles (247.24 km) E | Félix Houphouët-Boigny International Airport (ABJ) | Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 8 | 157.19 miles (252.97 km) NE | Dimbokro Airport (DIM) | Dimbokro, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 9 | 158.27 miles (254.70 km) WNW | Tchien Airport (THC) | Tchien, Liberia | |
| 10 | 159.42 miles (256.56 km) W | Sasstown Airport (SAZ) | Sasstown, Liberia | |
| 11 | 190.33 miles (306.31 km) NNW | Man Airport (MJC) | Man, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 12 | 200.29 miles (322.33 km) E | Aboisso Airport (ABO) | Aboisso, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 13 | 202.08 miles (325.22 km) W | Greenville/Sinoe Airport (SNI) | Greenville, Liberia | |
| 14 | 207.40 miles (333.77 km) NNE | Bouaké Airport (BYK) | Bouaké, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 15 | 233.35 miles (375.55 km) NNE | Katiola Airport (KTC) | Katiola, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,179.03 miles (19,600.20 km) SW | Arorae Island Airport (AIS) | Arorae Island, Kiribati | |
| 2 | 12,149.16 miles (19,552.13 km) SSW | Beru Island Airport (BEZ) | Beru, Kiribati | |
| 3 | 12,083.16 miles (19,445.91 km) S | Aranuka Airport (AAK) | Aranuka, Kiribati | |
| 4 | 12,062.40 miles (19,412.50 km) S | Abemama Atoll Airport (AEA) | Abemama Atoll, Kiribati | |
| 5 | 11,998.03 miles (19,308.91 km) S | Bonriki International Airport (TRW) | Tarawa, Kiribati | |
| 6 | 11,994.71 miles (19,303.56 km) SW | Funafuti International Airport (FUN) | Funafuti, Tuvalu | |
| 7 | 11,968.71 miles (19,261.72 km) S | Abaiang Atoll Airport (ABF) | Abaiang, Kiribati | |
| 8 | 11,952.88 miles (19,236.25 km) S | Marakei Airport (MZK) | Marakei, Kiribati | |
| 9 | 11,878.29 miles (19,116.20 km) S | Butaritari Atoll Airport (BBG) | Butaritari Atoll, Kiribati | |
| 10 | 11,869.86 miles (19,102.63 km) ESE | Nauru International Airport (INU) | Yaren, Nauru | |
| 11 | 11,701.73 miles (18,832.06 km) SE | Mota Lava Airport (MTV) | Mota Lava, Vanuatu | |
| 12 | 11,689.91 miles (18,813.05 km) SSE | Ebon Airport (EBO) | Ebon Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| 13 | 11,684.49 miles (18,804.32 km) SE | Vanua Lava Airport (SLH) | Sola, Vanua Lava, Torba Province, Vanuatu | |
| 14 | 11,667.93 miles (18,777.66 km) N | Enejit Airport (EJT) | Enejit, Marshall Islands | |
| 15 | 11,665.66 miles (18,774.01 km) SSE | Gaua Airport (ZGU) | Gaua, Torba, Vanuatu | |