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MBW to JIC: distance & flight time
Melbourne (Melbourne Moorabbin Airport) → Jinchuan (Jinchuan Airport)
5,944 mi
9,566 km · 5,165 nm
12h 7m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
5,944 miles nonstop takes roughly 12h 7m gate to gate, flying northwest. 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
- MBW — Melbourne Moorabbin Airport · Melbourne, Australia
- JIC — Jinchuan Airport · Jinchuan, China
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 JIC
- RHT · Alxa Right Banner Badanjilin Airport64 mi away
- YZY · Zhangye Ganzhou Airport92 mi away
- XNN · Xining Caojiabu Airport140 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is MBW from JIC?
The flight distance from Melbourne (MBW) to Jinchuan (JIC) is 5,944 miles (9,566 km, 5,165 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MBW to JIC?
A nonstop flight takes about 12h 7m 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 MBW to JIC?
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