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ALE to MEL: distance & flight time
Alpine (Alpine Casparis Municipal Airport) → Melbourne (Melbourne International Airport)
8,567 mi
13,787 km · 7,445 nm
17h 16m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
8,567 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
- MEL — Melbourne International 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 MEL
- MEB · Melbourne Essendon Airport5 mi away
- MBW · Melbourne Moorabbin Airport25 mi away
- AVV · Avalon Airport32 mi away
- GEX · Geelong Airport47 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is ALE from MEL?
The flight distance from Alpine (ALE) to Melbourne (MEL) is 8,567 miles (13,787 km, 7,445 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from ALE to MEL?
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 MEL?
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