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GFL to MEB: distance & flight time
Queensbury (Floyd Bennett Memorial Airport) → Melbourne (Melbourne Essendon Airport)
10,396 mi
16,731 km · 9,034 nm
20h 51m
estimated nonstop flight time
+14h
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
10,396 miles nonstop takes roughly 20h 51m gate to gate, flying west. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 14-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- GFL — Floyd Bennett Memorial Airport · Queensbury, 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 GFL
- RUT · Rutland - Southern Vermont Regional Airport36 mi away
- SCH · Schenectady County Airport37 mi away
- ALB · Albany International Airport42 mi away
- LKP · Lake Placid Airport66 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 GFL from MEB?
The flight distance from Queensbury (GFL) to Melbourne (MEB) is 10,396 miles (16,731 km, 9,034 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from GFL to MEB?
A nonstop flight takes about 20h 51m 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 Queensbury and Melbourne?
Melbourne is 14 hours ahead of Queensbury.
What is the cheapest way to fly from GFL to MEB?
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