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MEB to TAK: distance & flight time
Melbourne (Melbourne Essendon Airport) → Takamatsu (Takamatsu Airport)
5,020 mi
8,078 km · 4,362 nm
10h 19m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
5,020 miles nonstop takes roughly 10h 19m gate to gate, flying north. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- MEB — Melbourne Essendon Airport · Melbourne, Australia
- TAK — Takamatsu Airport · Takamatsu, Japan
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 TAK
- TKS · Tokushima Airport/JMSDF Air Base34 mi away
- OKJ · Okayama Airport39 mi away
- KCZ · Kōchi Ryōma Airport50 mi away
- HIJ · Hiroshima Airport64 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is MEB from TAK?
The flight distance from Melbourne (MEB) to Takamatsu (TAK) is 5,020 miles (8,078 km, 4,362 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MEB to TAK?
A nonstop flight takes about 10h 19m 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 Takamatsu?
Takamatsu is 1 hour behind Melbourne.
What is the cheapest way to fly from MEB to TAK?
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