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GVR to MEL: distance & flight time
Governador Valadares (Coronel Altino Machado de Oliveira Airport) → Melbourne (Melbourne International Airport)
8,503 mi
13,685 km · 7,389 nm
17h 8m
estimated nonstop flight time
+13h
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
8,503 miles nonstop takes roughly 17h 8m gate to gate, flying south. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 13-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- GVR — Coronel Altino Machado de Oliveira Airport · Governador Valadares, Brazil
- 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 GVR
- IPN · Usiminas Airport52 mi away
- TFL · Juscelino Kubitscheck Airport76 mi away
- DTI · Diamantina Airport118 mi away
- CNF · Tancredo Neves International Airport139 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 GVR from MEL?
The flight distance from Governador Valadares (GVR) to Melbourne (MEL) is 8,503 miles (13,685 km, 7,389 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from GVR to MEL?
A nonstop flight takes about 17h 8m 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 Governador Valadares and Melbourne?
Melbourne is 13 hours ahead of Governador Valadares.
What is the cheapest way to fly from GVR to MEL?
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