YSSY / SYD

Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport

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ICAO

YSSY

IATA

SYD

City

Sydney (Mascot)

Country

Australia

Type

Large

Coordinates

-33.9461, 151.1770

Elevation

21 ft / 6 m

Local time

05:02 UTC+11

Sunrise / sunset

19:20 / 08:04 UTC

local: 06:20 / 19:04

Map

OpenStreetMap ↗

Runways and wind

Wind

190° / 11 kt

Active runway (advice)

16L

Head / crosswind

10 / 4 kt from right

True headings. For simulation, not real-world flying.

Runways · 3

Runway	Size	Surface	Headings	Lights
07 / 25	2530 m × 45 m	Asphalt	74° / 254°	✓
16L / 34R	2438 m × 45 m	Asphalt	168° / 348°	✓
16R / 34L	3962 m × 45 m	Asphalt	168° / 348°	✓

OurAirports data. The actual runway condition may differ. True headings.

Weather

official METAR

METARYSSY 101730Z AUTO 19011KT 9999 // NCD 18/16 Q1017

TAFYSSY 101721Z 1018/1200 18010KT 9999 FEW016 BECMG 1023/1100 08008KT 9999 FEW025 FM110300 05014KT CAVOK FM111100 33007KT CAVOK TEMPO 1018/1022 9999 BKN013

METAR: 2026-10-10 17:30 UTC · 33 min ago · TAF: 2026-10-10 17:21 UTC · 42 min ago

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TAF

Frequencies

ATISATIS115.55

CLDCLNC DEL133.8

GNDGND121.7

TWRTWR120.5

APPAPP135.1

DEPDEP123

OPSRAAF AIR OPS1123.5

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Charts and useful links

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