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GFL to MEL: distance & flight time
Queensbury (Floyd Bennett Memorial Airport) → Melbourne (Melbourne International Airport)
10,398 mi
16,734 km · 9,035 nm
20h 51m
estimated nonstop flight time
+14h
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
10,398 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
- 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 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 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 GFL from MEL?
The flight distance from Queensbury (GFL) to Melbourne (MEL) is 10,398 miles (16,734 km, 9,035 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from GFL to MEL?
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 MEL?
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