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LGB to MEL: distance & flight time
Long Beach (Long Beach /Daugherty Field/ Airport) → Melbourne (Melbourne International Airport)
7,936 mi
12,771 km · 6,896 nm
16h 2m
estimated nonstop flight time
+17h
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
7,936 miles nonstop takes roughly 16h 2m gate to gate, flying southwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 17-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- LGB — Long Beach /Daugherty Field/ Airport · Long Beach, 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 LGB
- LAX · Los Angeles International Airport17 mi away
- FUL · Fullerton Municipal Airport11 mi away
- TOA · Zamperini Field11 mi away
- HHR · Jack Northrop Field Hawthorne Municipal Airport13 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 LGB from MEL?
The flight distance from Long Beach (LGB) to Melbourne (MEL) is 7,936 miles (12,771 km, 6,896 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LGB to MEL?
A nonstop flight takes about 16h 2m 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 Long Beach and Melbourne?
Melbourne is 17 hours ahead of Long Beach.
What is the cheapest way to fly from LGB to MEL?
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