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ALE to MEB: distance & flight time
Alpine (Alpine Casparis Municipal Airport) → Melbourne (Melbourne Essendon Airport)
8,565 mi
13,784 km · 7,443 nm
17h 16m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
8,565 miles nonstop takes roughly 17h 16m gate to gate, flying southwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- ALE — Alpine Casparis Municipal Airport · Alpine, United States
- MEB — Melbourne Essendon Airport · Melbourne, Australia
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near ALE
- MRF · Marfa Municipal Airport20 mi away
- FST · Fort Stockton Pecos County Airport59 mi away
- PEQ · Pecos Municipal Airport70 mi away
- INK · Winkler County Airport101 mi away
Near MEB
- MEL · Melbourne International Airport5 mi away
- MBW · Melbourne Moorabbin Airport20 mi away
- AVV · Avalon Airport32 mi away
- GEX · Geelong Airport46 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is ALE from MEB?
The flight distance from Alpine (ALE) to Melbourne (MEB) is 8,565 miles (13,784 km, 7,443 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from ALE to MEB?
A nonstop flight takes about 17h 16m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
What is the cheapest way to fly from ALE to MEB?
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