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MEB to JIC: distance & flight time
Melbourne (Melbourne Essendon Airport) → Jinchuan (Jinchuan Airport)
5,924 mi
9,533 km · 5,147 nm
12h 5m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
5,924 miles nonstop takes roughly 12h 5m 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
- MEB — Melbourne Essendon 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 MEB
- MEL · Melbourne International Airport5 mi away
- MBW · Melbourne Moorabbin Airport20 mi away
- AVV · Avalon Airport32 mi away
- GEX · Geelong Airport46 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 MEB from JIC?
The flight distance from Melbourne (MEB) to Jinchuan (JIC) is 5,924 miles (9,533 km, 5,147 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MEB to JIC?
A nonstop flight takes about 12h 5m 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 JIC?
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