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LDE to MEL: distance & flight time
Tarbes (Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrénées Airport) → Melbourne (Melbourne International Airport)
10,564 mi
17,001 km · 9,180 nm
21h 11m
estimated nonstop flight time
+8h
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
10,564 miles nonstop takes roughly 21h 11m gate to gate, flying east. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 8-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- LDE — Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrénées Airport · Tarbes, France
- 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 LDE
- PUF · Pau Pyrénées Airport25 mi away
- AGF · Agen-La Garenne Airport75 mi away
- TLS · Toulouse-Blagnac Airport75 mi away
- HSK · Huesca/Pirineos Airport78 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 LDE from MEL?
The flight distance from Tarbes (LDE) to Melbourne (MEL) is 10,564 miles (17,001 km, 9,180 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LDE to MEL?
A nonstop flight takes about 21h 11m 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 Tarbes and Melbourne?
Melbourne is 8 hours ahead of Tarbes.
What is the cheapest way to fly from LDE to MEL?
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