Düsseldorf Airport to Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport flight plan

This Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 flight takes you from Düsseldorf Airport (EDDL) to Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport (YSSY), a long haul flight of about 8,949 nautical miles (16,574 km). Allow about 18h 20m in the air in the A380. That works out at an average groundspeed of around 488 knots over the whole flight. Cruise is planned at FL390 (39,000 ft). The plan is filed under IFR rules.

Leaving EDDL you head east. The straight line distance between the two airports is about 8,949 nautical miles, so this route is almost a direct line. Düsseldorf Airport sits at 147 ft and Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport at 21 ft above sea level, which is worth knowing when you set your approach and landing performance.

You pass 24 waypoints on the way, starting at RUDEL and finishing at SY. The highest altitude set on any waypoint is FL390 (39,000 ft).

To fly it in Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024, download the .pln file from the export panel and load it from the flight plan menu on the World Map. You can also copy the route string into your own planning tools, or import the plan into SimBrief.