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BEO to MEB: distance & flight time
Lake Macquarie (Lake Macquarie Airport) → Melbourne (Melbourne Essendon Airport)
498 mi
801 km · 433 nm
1h 33m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
498 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 33m 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
- BEO — Lake Macquarie Airport · Lake Macquarie, Australia
- 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 BEO
- NTL · Newcastle Airport22 mi away
- CES · Cessnock Airport26 mi away
- SYD · Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport67 mi away
- MTL · Maitland Airport27 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 BEO from MEB?
The flight distance from Lake Macquarie (BEO) to Melbourne (MEB) is 498 miles (801 km, 433 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BEO to MEB?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 33m 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 BEO to MEB?
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