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BNG to MEL: distance & flight time
Banning (Banning Municipal Airport) → Melbourne (Melbourne International Airport)
8,004 mi
12,882 km · 6,955 nm
16h 10m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
8,004 miles nonstop takes roughly 16h 10m 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
- BNG — Banning Municipal Airport · Banning, 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 BNG
- PSP · Palm Springs International Airport21 mi away
- RIV · March ARB Airport24 mi away
- SBD · San Bernardino International Airport25 mi away
- RBK · French Valley Airport29 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 BNG from MEL?
The flight distance from Banning (BNG) to Melbourne (MEL) is 8,004 miles (12,882 km, 6,955 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BNG to MEL?
A nonstop flight takes about 16h 10m 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 BNG to MEL?
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