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MEB to AVP: distance & flight time
Melbourne (Melbourne Essendon Airport) → Scranton (Wilkes Barre Scranton International Airport)
10,277 mi
16,540 km · 8,931 nm
20h 37m
estimated nonstop flight time
-14h
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
10,277 miles nonstop takes roughly 20h 37m gate to gate, flying east. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 14-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- MEB — Melbourne Essendon Airport · Melbourne, Australia
- AVP — Wilkes Barre Scranton International Airport · Scranton, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near MEB
- MEL · Melbourne International Airport5 mi away
- MBW · Melbourne Moorabbin Airport20 mi away
- AVV · Avalon Airport32 mi away
- GEX · Geelong Airport46 mi away
Near AVP
- WBW · Wilkes Barre Wyoming Valley Airport7 mi away
- MPO · Pocono Mountains Municipal Airport23 mi away
- HZL · Hazleton Municipal Airport28 mi away
- ABE · Lehigh Valley International Airport50 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is MEB from AVP?
The flight distance from Melbourne (MEB) to Scranton (AVP) is 10,277 miles (16,540 km, 8,931 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MEB to AVP?
A nonstop flight takes about 20h 37m 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 Scranton?
Scranton is 14 hours behind Melbourne.
What is the cheapest way to fly from MEB to AVP?
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