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BUT to MEB: distance & flight time
Jakar (Bathpalathang Airport) → Melbourne (Melbourne Essendon Airport)
5,712 mi
9,193 km · 4,964 nm
11h 40m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
5,712 miles nonstop takes roughly 11h 40m gate to gate, flying southeast. 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
- BUT — Bathpalathang Airport · Jakar, Bhutan
- 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 BUT
- GLU · Gelephu Airport50 mi away
- PBH · Paro Airport82 mi away
- GAU · Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport113 mi away
- COH · Cooch Behar Airport116 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 BUT from MEB?
The flight distance from Jakar (BUT) to Melbourne (MEB) is 5,712 miles (9,193 km, 4,964 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BUT to MEB?
A nonstop flight takes about 11h 40m 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 BUT to MEB?
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