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KYE to MEB: distance & flight time
Kleiat (Rene Mouawad Air Base) → Melbourne (Melbourne Essendon Airport)
8,563 mi
13,780 km · 7,441 nm
17h 15m
estimated nonstop flight time
+7h
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
8,563 miles nonstop takes roughly 17h 15m gate to gate, flying southeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 7-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- KYE — Rene Mouawad Air Base · Kleiat, Lebanon
- 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 KYE
- LTK · Bassel Al-Assad International Airport56 mi away
- BEY · Beirut Rafic Hariri International Airport61 mi away
- DAM · Damascus International Airport86 mi away
- RPN · Ben Ya'akov Airport114 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 KYE from MEB?
The flight distance from Kleiat (KYE) to Melbourne (MEB) is 8,563 miles (13,780 km, 7,441 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from KYE to MEB?
A nonstop flight takes about 17h 15m 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 Kleiat and Melbourne?
Melbourne is 7 hours ahead of Kleiat.
What is the cheapest way to fly from KYE to MEB?
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