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MEL to ALN: distance & flight time
Melbourne (Melbourne International Airport) → Alton/St Louis (St Louis Regional Airport)
9,505 mi
15,297 km · 8,259 nm
19h 6m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
9,505 miles nonstop takes roughly 19h 6m gate to gate, flying east. 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
- MEL — Melbourne International Airport · Melbourne, Australia
- ALN — St Louis Regional Airport · Alton/St Louis, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near MEL
- MEB · Melbourne Essendon Airport5 mi away
- MBW · Melbourne Moorabbin Airport25 mi away
- AVV · Avalon Airport32 mi away
- GEX · Geelong Airport47 mi away
Near ALN
- STL · St Louis Lambert International Airport20 mi away
- BLV · Scott AFB/Midamerica Airport26 mi away
- SUS · Spirit of St Louis Airport36 mi away
- SPI · Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport69 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is MEL from ALN?
The flight distance from Melbourne (MEL) to Alton/St Louis (ALN) is 9,505 miles (15,297 km, 8,259 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MEL to ALN?
A nonstop flight takes about 19h 6m 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 MEL to ALN?
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