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MBW to MEB: distance & flight time
Melbourne (Melbourne Moorabbin Airport) → Melbourne (Melbourne Essendon Airport)
20 mi
33 km · 18 nm
31m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
20 miles nonstop takes roughly 31m 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
- MEB — Melbourne Essendon 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 MBW
- MEB · Melbourne Essendon Airport20 mi away
- MEL · Melbourne International Airport25 mi away
- AVV · Avalon Airport35 mi away
- GEX · Geelong Airport45 mi away
Near MEB
- MEL · Melbourne International Airport5 mi away
- MBW · Melbourne Moorabbin Airport20 mi away
- AVV · Avalon Airport32 mi away
- GEX · Geelong Airport46 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is MBW from MEB?
The flight distance from Melbourne (MBW) to Melbourne (MEB) is 20 miles (33 km, 18 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MBW to MEB?
A nonstop flight takes about 31m 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 MEB?
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