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MEL to BJW: distance & flight time
Melbourne (Melbourne International Airport) → Bajawa (Bajawa Soa Airport)
2,491 mi
4,009 km · 2,165 nm
5h 21m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
2,491 miles nonstop takes roughly 5h 21m 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
- MEL — Melbourne International Airport · Melbourne, Australia
- BJW — Bajawa Soa Airport · Bajawa, Indonesia
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 BJW
- RTG · Frans Sales Lega Airport40 mi away
- ENE · Ende (H Hasan Aroeboesman) Airport42 mi away
- MOF · Maumere(Wai Oti) Airport81 mi away
- LBJ · Komodo Airport81 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is MEL from BJW?
The flight distance from Melbourne (MEL) to Bajawa (BJW) is 2,491 miles (4,009 km, 2,165 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MEL to BJW?
A nonstop flight takes about 5h 21m 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 BJW?
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