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MEB to BKQ: distance & flight time
Melbourne (Melbourne Essendon Airport) → Blackall (Blackall Airport)
919 mi
1,480 km · 799 nm
2h 28m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
919 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 28m gate to gate, flying north. 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
- MEB — Melbourne Essendon Airport · Melbourne, Australia
- BKQ — Blackall Airport · Blackall, Australia
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 BKQ
- BCI · Barcaldine Airport60 mi away
- ABH · Alpha Airport91 mi away
- LRE · Longreach Airport100 mi away
- CTL · Charleville Airport147 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is MEB from BKQ?
The flight distance from Melbourne (MEB) to Blackall (BKQ) is 919 miles (1,480 km, 799 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MEB to BKQ?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 28m 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 MEB to BKQ?
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