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MEB to SDG: distance & flight time
Melbourne (Melbourne Essendon Airport) → Sanandaj (Sanandaj Airport)
8,030 mi
12,923 km · 6,978 nm
16h 13m
estimated nonstop flight time
-6.5h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
8,030 miles nonstop takes roughly 16h 13m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 6.5-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- MEB — Melbourne Essendon Airport · Melbourne, Australia
- SDG — Sanandaj Airport · Sanandaj, Iran
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 SDG
- KSH · Shahid Ashrafi Esfahani Airport63 mi away
- HDM · Hamadan Airport91 mi away
- ISU · Sulaymaniyah International Airport98 mi away
- IIL · Ilam Airport120 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is MEB from SDG?
The flight distance from Melbourne (MEB) to Sanandaj (SDG) is 8,030 miles (12,923 km, 6,978 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MEB to SDG?
A nonstop flight takes about 16h 13m 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 Sanandaj?
Sanandaj is 6.5 hours behind Melbourne.
What is the cheapest way to fly from MEB to SDG?
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