Flight paths to Australia
Some flights to Australia are among the longest non-stop flights in the world. See the exact flight paths in our list of the most popular routes to Australia’s largest airports.
Are you traveling to Brisbane, Sydney or another major airport in Australia? These popular destinations are unique for several reasons – one of them being the long distance traveled to get here from other parts of the world.
When it comes to direct flights to Australia from the US, there are a number of American airports that offer connections. You also find non-stop flights from for example Vancouver in Canada, Santiago in Chile and Johannesburg in South Africa. All of the above take an eastern flight path, traveling past the Pacific Ocean, except if you want to reach South Africa.
If you are interested in the flight paths chosen on a specific route to a major airport in Australia – have a look at the list below. Here you find some of the most popular routes on our site, both domestic and international ones. If you choose one of the connections you can see the exact flight path taken.
From Sydney (SYD)
Virgin Australia
(1068 km)
Jetstar
(1070 km)
Qantas
(1072 km)
Qantas
(1236 km)
Virgin Australia
(1271 km)
Jetstar
(1274 km)
Qantas
(2261 km)
Jetstar
(2291 km)
Virgin Australia
(3364 km)
Qantas
(3379 km)
From Sydney (SYD)
Virgin Australia
(1068 km)
Jetstar
(1070 km)
Qantas
(1072 km)
Qantas
(1236 km)
Virgin Australia
(1271 km)
Jetstar
(1274 km)
Qantas
(2261 km)
Jetstar
(2291 km)
Virgin Australia
(3364 km)
Qantas
(3379 km)
From Los Angeles (LAX)
Qantas
(11657 km)
Delta
(11762 km)
United
(12277 km)
Qantas
(12325 km)
Delta
(12380 km)
American Airlines
(12447 km)
United
(12841 km)
Qantas
(12985 km)
From Tokyo (NRT)
From Singapore (SIN)
Jetstar
(4008 km)
Qantas
(4076 km)
Scoot
(4092 km)
Singapore Airlines
(4101 km)
Turkish Airlines
(6138 km)
Singapore Airlines
(6161 km)
Scoot
(6166 km)
Jetstar
(6174 km)
Emirates
(6203 km)
Qantas
(6220 km)
From Brisbane (BNE)
From Sydney (SYD)
Virgin Australia
(1068 km)
Jetstar
(1070 km)
Qantas
(1072 km)
Qantas
(1236 km)
Virgin Australia
(1271 km)
Jetstar
(1274 km)
Qantas
(2261 km)
Jetstar
(2291 km)
Virgin Australia
(3364 km)
Qantas
(3379 km)
From Mumbai (BOM)
From Doha (DOH)
From Los Angeles (LAX)
Qantas
(11657 km)
Delta
(11762 km)
United
(12277 km)
Qantas
(12325 km)
Delta
(12380 km)
American Airlines
(12447 km)
United
(12841 km)
Qantas
(12985 km)
From Coolangatta (Gold Coast) (OOL)
From Singapore (SIN)
Jetstar
(4008 km)
Qantas
(4076 km)
Scoot
(4092 km)
Singapore Airlines
(4101 km)
Turkish Airlines
(6138 km)
Singapore Airlines
(6161 km)
Scoot
(6166 km)
Jetstar
(6174 km)
Emirates
(6203 km)
Qantas
(6220 km)
From Doha (DOH)
From London (LHR)
From Melbourne (MEL)
From Singapore (SIN)
Jetstar
(4008 km)
Qantas
(4076 km)
Scoot
(4092 km)
Singapore Airlines
(4101 km)
Turkish Airlines
(6138 km)
Singapore Airlines
(6161 km)
Scoot
(6166 km)
Jetstar
(6174 km)
Emirates
(6203 km)
Qantas
(6220 km)
From Sydney (SYD)
Virgin Australia
(1068 km)
Jetstar
(1070 km)
Qantas
(1072 km)
Qantas
(1236 km)
Virgin Australia
(1271 km)
Jetstar
(1274 km)
Qantas
(2261 km)
Jetstar
(2291 km)
Virgin Australia
(3364 km)
Qantas
(3379 km)
From Colombo (CMB)
From Dubai (DXB)
From Johannesburg (JNB)
From Los Angeles (LAX)
Qantas
(11657 km)
Delta
(11762 km)
United
(12277 km)
Qantas
(12325 km)
Delta
(12380 km)
American Airlines
(12447 km)
United
(12841 km)
Qantas
(12985 km)
From Santiago (SCL)
From Singapore (SIN)
Jetstar
(4008 km)
Qantas
(4076 km)
Scoot
(4092 km)
Singapore Airlines
(4101 km)
Turkish Airlines
(6138 km)
Singapore Airlines
(6161 km)
Scoot
(6166 km)
Jetstar
(6174 km)
Emirates
(6203 km)
Qantas
(6220 km)