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MBW to BEY: distance & flight time
Melbourne (Melbourne Moorabbin Airport) → Beirut (Beirut Rafic Hariri International Airport)
8,583 mi
13,812 km · 7,458 nm
17h 18m
estimated nonstop flight time
-7h
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
8,583 miles nonstop takes roughly 17h 18m gate to gate, flying west. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 7-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- MBW — Melbourne Moorabbin Airport · Melbourne, Australia
- BEY — Beirut Rafic Hariri International Airport · Beirut, Lebanon
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near MBW
- MEB · Melbourne Essendon Airport20 mi away
- MEL · Melbourne International Airport25 mi away
- AVV · Avalon Airport35 mi away
- GEX · Geelong Airport45 mi away
Near BEY
- RPN · Ben Ya'akov Airport58 mi away
- KYE · Rene Mouawad Air Base61 mi away
- DAM · Damascus International Airport66 mi away
- HFA · Haifa International Airport74 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is MBW from BEY?
The flight distance from Melbourne (MBW) to Beirut (BEY) is 8,583 miles (13,812 km, 7,458 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MBW to BEY?
A nonstop flight takes about 17h 18m 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 Melbourne and Beirut?
Beirut is 7 hours behind Melbourne.
What is the cheapest way to fly from MBW to BEY?
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