SYD local time
Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport
Thursday, 12th November 2026
- UTC offset
- UTC+11
- Time zone
- Australia/SydneyAEDT
- Sunrise
- 5:45 am
- Sunset
- 7:33 pm
- Daylight
- 13 hours 47 minutes100 seconds longer than yesterday
- Daylight saving
- OnNext change in 142 days
Getting to and from SYD
Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport serves Sydney, about 8 km away.
Departure boards and boarding passes always use local airport time, which is what the clock above shows, computed for the terminal's own coordinates rather than the city centre. Clocks go back 1 hour on Sunday, 4th April 2027, at 2:59 am local time (2:00 am after the change).
Time difference from SYD
| City | Local time | 24h | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles PST | 10:31 am Wed | 10:31 | 19 hours behind |
| Chicago CST | 12:31 pm Wed | 12:31 | 17 hours behind |
| Mexico City CST | 12:31 pm Wed | 12:31 | 17 hours behind |
| New York City EST | 1:31 pm Wed | 13:31 | 16 hours behind |
| Toronto EST | 1:31 pm Wed | 13:31 | 16 hours behind |
| São Paulo UTC-3 | 3:31 pm Wed | 15:31 | 14 hours behind |
| London GMT | 6:31 pm Wed | 18:31 | 11 hours behind |
| Paris CET | 7:31 pm Wed | 19:31 | 10 hours behind |
Other major airports
Questions people ask
What time is it at SYD airport right now?
It is 5:31 am (05:31) on Thursday, 12th November 2026 at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport. Boarding passes and departure boards always use local airport time, which is what this clock shows.
What time zone is SYD in?
Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport is in Australia/Sydney, currently AEDT (UTC+11), the same zone as Sydney.
How far is SYD from Sydney?
About 8 km (5 miles) from the centre of Sydney. Worth knowing when you are working out what time to leave for a flight, not just what time it is.
Does SYD observe daylight saving time?
Clocks go back 1 hour on Sunday, 4th April 2027, at 2:59 am local time (2:00 am after the change).