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BPI to MEL: distance & flight time
Big Piney (Miley Memorial Field) → Melbourne (Melbourne International Airport)
8,595 mi
13,832 km · 7,469 nm
17h 19m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
8,595 miles nonstop takes roughly 17h 19m gate to gate, flying west. 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
- BPI — Miley Memorial Field · Big Piney, 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 BPI
- PWY · Ralph Wenz Field21 mi away
- LND · Hunt Field72 mi away
- JAC · Jackson Hole Airport77 mi away
- FBR · Fort Bridger Airport84 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 BPI from MEL?
The flight distance from Big Piney (BPI) to Melbourne (MEL) is 8,595 miles (13,832 km, 7,469 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BPI to MEL?
A nonstop flight takes about 17h 19m 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 BPI to MEL?
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