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LRE to MBW: distance & flight time
Longreach (Longreach Airport) → Melbourne (Melbourne Moorabbin Airport)
1,006 mi
1,619 km · 874 nm
2h 39m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
1,006 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 39m gate to gate, flying south. 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
- LRE — Longreach Airport · Longreach, Australia
- MBW — Melbourne Moorabbin 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 LRE
- BCI · Barcaldine Airport66 mi away
- BKQ · Blackall Airport100 mi away
- WIN · Winton Airport106 mi away
- ABH · Alpha Airport147 mi away
Near MBW
- MEB · Melbourne Essendon Airport20 mi away
- MEL · Melbourne International Airport25 mi away
- AVV · Avalon Airport35 mi away
- GEX · Geelong Airport45 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is LRE from MBW?
The flight distance from Longreach (LRE) to Melbourne (MBW) is 1,006 miles (1,619 km, 874 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LRE to MBW?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 39m 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 LRE to MBW?
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