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MEL to LEE: distance & flight time
Melbourne (Melbourne International Airport) → Leesburg (Leesburg International Airport)
9,702 mi
15,613 km · 8,430 nm
19h 29m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
9,702 miles nonstop takes roughly 19h 29m 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
- LEE — Leesburg International Airport · Leesburg, 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 LEE
- MCO · Orlando International Airport41 mi away
- TPA · Tampa International Airport73 mi away
- ORL · Orlando Executive Airport35 mi away
- SFB · Orlando Sanford International Airport35 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is MEL from LEE?
The flight distance from Melbourne (MEL) to Leesburg (LEE) is 9,702 miles (15,613 km, 8,430 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MEL to LEE?
A nonstop flight takes about 19h 29m 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 LEE?
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