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JIC to MEL: distance & flight time
Jinchuan (Jinchuan Airport) → Melbourne (Melbourne International Airport)
5,919 mi
9,525 km · 5,143 nm
12h 4m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
5,919 miles nonstop takes roughly 12h 4m 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
- JIC — Jinchuan Airport · Jinchuan, China
- 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 JIC
- RHT · Alxa Right Banner Badanjilin Airport64 mi away
- YZY · Zhangye Ganzhou Airport92 mi away
- XNN · Xining Caojiabu Airport140 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 JIC from MEL?
The flight distance from Jinchuan (JIC) to Melbourne (MEL) is 5,919 miles (9,525 km, 5,143 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from JIC to MEL?
A nonstop flight takes about 12h 4m 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 JIC to MEL?
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