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DTA to MEB: distance & flight time
Delta (Delta Municipal Airport) → Melbourne (Melbourne Essendon Airport)
8,390 mi
13,503 km · 7,291 nm
16h 55m
estimated nonstop flight time
+16h
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
8,390 miles nonstop takes roughly 16h 55m gate to gate, flying southwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 16-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- DTA — Delta Municipal Airport · Delta, United States
- 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 DTA
- PVU · Provo Municipal Airport71 mi away
- PUC · Carbon County Regional/Buck Davis Field95 mi away
- SLC · Salt Lake City International Airport101 mi away
- BCE · Bryce Canyon Airport117 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 DTA from MEB?
The flight distance from Delta (DTA) to Melbourne (MEB) is 8,390 miles (13,503 km, 7,291 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DTA to MEB?
A nonstop flight takes about 16h 55m 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 time difference between Delta and Melbourne?
Melbourne is 16 hours ahead of Delta.
What is the cheapest way to fly from DTA to MEB?
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