Routings SDF → SYD

Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport to Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport. Carrier options with estimated flight and transit time.

These are computed routings, not a flight schedule. We work out which airlines could carry the pair from their hub networks, and estimate block time from great-circle distance at 850 km/h plus 8 hours of hub ground time for a transfer. There are no flight numbers, departure times or prices here because we do not have a schedule or rate feed yet — live capacity and pricing arrive with the air-cargo marketplace integration. Confirm any cut-off or connection with the carrier.

Direct distance
14,958 km
Great circle, SDF → SYD
Best estimated transit
18h 12m
Direct routing
Carrier options
46
Showing the 10 fastest
Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport SDF → Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport SYD United States → Australia
5X
UPS Airlines
AWB 406 · integrator
Fastest estimate
SDF 14,958 km SYD
Direct — 5X is hubbed at one end of this pair
Flight
18h 12m
Transit
18h 12m
QF
Qantas Freight
AWB 081 · combination
SDF 14,958 km SYD
Direct — QF is hubbed at one end of this pair
Flight
18h 12m
Transit
18h 12m
AA
American Airlines Cargo
AWB 001 · combination
SDF 1,178 km DFW 13,808 km SYD
One stop via Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) · +8h hub ground time
Flight
18h 50m
Transit
26h 50m
FX
FedEx Express
AWB 023 · integrator
SDF 514 km MEM 14,502 km SYD
One stop via Memphis International Airport (MEM) · +8h hub ground time
Flight
18h 52m
Transit
26h 52m
5Y
Atlas Air
AWB 369 · freighter
SDF 135 km CVG 15,069 km SYD
One stop via Cincinnati Northern Kentucky International Airport (CVG) · +8h hub ground time
Flight
19h 5m
Transit
27h 5m
UA
United Cargo
AWB 016 · combination
SDF 462 km ORD 14,862 km SYD
One stop via Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) · +8h hub ground time
Flight
19h 14m
Transit
27h 14m
AM
Aeromexico Cargo
AWB 139 · combination
SDF 2,449 km MEX 12,983 km SYD
One stop via Mexico City Benito Juárez International Airport (MEX) · +8h hub ground time · flies 3% further than direct
Flight
19h 21m
Transit
27h 21m
DL
Delta Cargo
AWB 006 · combination
SDF 518 km ATL 14,943 km SYD
One stop via Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) · +8h hub ground time · flies 3% further than direct
Flight
19h 23m
Transit
27h 23m
AC
Air Canada Cargo
AWB 014 · combination
SDF 798 km YYZ 15,555 km SYD
One stop via Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) · +8h hub ground time · flies 9% further than direct
Flight
20h 26m
Transit
28h 26m
JL
JAL Cargo
AWB 131 · combination
SDF 10,523 km NRT 7,833 km SYD
One stop via Narita International Airport (NRT) · +8h hub ground time · flies 23% further than direct
Flight
22h 48m
Transit
30h 48m

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